Onion Skin Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #b3a96d |
| Complementary Color | #92884c |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (231.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Onion Skin Blue Color. The Loch Ness color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Clematis Blue (#363b7c) for more energetic effect. Try Bleached Denim as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#92884c is the best complementary color to Onion Skin Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c5692 complementary color is Barley Corn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Kashmir Blue are #4c7892 and #654c92. Thus found on the left and right of #4c5692 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kashmir Blue and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Onion Skin Blue.
The split-complementary Onion Skin Blue palette consists of #78924c and #92654c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#92884c). Try Asparagus and Leather colors in combination with #4c5692, 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 #4c5692 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Onion Skin Blue. Thus Hippie Green and Copper Rust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Onion Skin Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Barley Corn, Cannon Pink, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c5692 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Onion Skin Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#92884c) and two others. The Copper Rust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Smalt Blue – 120° from the complementary Barley Corn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #924c55 and #4c9288.
In a RGB color space, hex #4c5692 is made of 25% red, 28% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Onion Skin Blue has a hue angle of 231.43°, a saturation of 31.53% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c5692 is made of 27.45% cyan, 23.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #4c5692 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,86,146) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 28%, 47% |
| CMYK | 27.45, 23.52, 0, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(231.43,31.53%,43.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(231.43,47.95%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.3181,13.1451,-34.3884) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4966,10.2674,28.57) |