Basilica Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #b56058 |
| Complementary Color | #a75149 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Basilica Blue Color. The Sea Caller color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Square (#508a9a) for more calm effect. Try Stratford Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a75149 is the best complementary color to Basilica Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a9fa7 complementary color is Apple Blossom, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Hippie Blue are #49a780 and #4970a7. Thus found on the left and right of #4a9fa7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ocean Green and San Marino colors as they work well with Basilica Blue.
The split-complementary Basilica Blue palette consists of #a78049 and #a74970 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a75149). Try Driftwood and Cadillac colors in combination with #4a9fa7, 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 #4a9fa7 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Basilica Blue. Thus Husk and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Basilica Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Apple Blossom, Studio, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a9fa7 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Basilica Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a75149) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Apple Blossom. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7499f and #49a752.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a9fa7 is made of 19% red, 40% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Basilica Blue has a hue angle of 185.16°, a saturation of 38.59% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a9fa7 is made of 36.47% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #4a9fa7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,159,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 40%, 42% |
| CMYK | 36.47, 3.14, 0, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(185.16,38.59%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.16,55.69%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.8188,-23.2058,-11.9714) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1972,29.0421,40.995) |