Great Serpent is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #b58d5c |
| Complementary Color | #a37a4a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Great Serpent Color. The Southern Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Optimum Blue (#465a7f) for more calm effect. Try Muted Lavender as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a37a4a is the best complementary color to Great Serpent. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a72a3 complementary color is Driftwood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wedgewood are #4a9ea3 and #4e4aa3. Thus found on the left and right of #4a72a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Victoria colors as they work well with Great Serpent.
The split-complementary Great Serpent palette consists of #9ea34a and #a34e4a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a37a4a). Try Husk and Copper Rust colors in combination with #4a72a3, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #4a72a3 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Great Serpent. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Cadillac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Great Serpent contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Driftwood, Tapestry, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a72a3 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Great Serpent tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a37a4a) and two others. The Cadillac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Driftwood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a34a71 and #4aa37b.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a72a3 is made of 21% red, 32% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Great Serpent has a hue angle of 213.03°, a saturation of 37.55% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a72a3 is made of 34.9% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #4a72a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,114,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 32%, 46% |
| CMYK | 34.9, 19.21, 0, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(213.03,37.55%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.03,54.6%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.1509,0.6879,-30.6218) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4522,16.1348,36.9502) |