Ashton Blue 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 | #b58645 |
| Complementary Color | #ba8a49 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ashton Blue Color. The Azure Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dayflower Blue (#758cbf) for more calm effect. Try Scuba as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ba8a49 is the best complementary color to Ashton Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a79ba complementary color is Tussock, 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 Steel Blue are #49b1ba and #5249ba. Thus found on the left and right of #4a79ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fountain Blue and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Ashton Blue.
The split-complementary Ashton Blue palette consists of #b1ba49 and #ba5249 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ba8a49). Try Celery and Chestnut colors in combination with #4a79ba, 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 #4a79ba 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 Ashton Blue. Thus Mantis and Blush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ashton Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tussock, Fuchsia Pink, and Chateau Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a79ba 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. Ashton Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ba8a49) and two others. The Blush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Tussock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ba4978 and #49ba8b.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a79ba is made of 19% red, 32% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Ashton Blue has a hue angle of 214.82°, a saturation of 44.8% and a lightness of 50.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a79ba is made of 43.92% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #4a79ba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,121,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 32%, 49% |
| CMYK | 43.92, 25.49, 0, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(214.82,44.8%,50.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.82,60.22%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.3057,4.0929,-39.0308) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5243,18.6758,49.0828) |