Blackthorn Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #b39f94 |
| Complementary Color | #6b574c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blackthorn Blue Color. The Scatman Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Night Rendezvous (#66787e) for more calm effect. Try Country Lake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b574c is the best complementary color to Blackthorn Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4c606b complementary color is Pine Cone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bayoux are #4c6b66 and #4c506b. Thus found on the left and right of #4c606b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Blackthorn Blue.
The split-complementary Blackthorn Blue palette consists of #6b664c and #6b4c50 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b574c). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #4c606b, 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 #4c606b offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blackthorn Blue. Thus Finch and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blackthorn Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Salt Box, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c606b square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blackthorn Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6b574c) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Pine Cone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b4c5f and #4c6b57.
In a RGB color space, hex #4c606b is made of 27% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Blackthorn Blue has a hue angle of 201.29°, a saturation of 16.94% and a lightness of 35.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c606b is made of 12.16% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #4c606b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,96,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 34%, 38% |
| CMYK | 12.16, 4.31, 0, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(201.29,16.94%,35.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.29,28.97%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.5194,-4.7122,-8.7253) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8172,10.9638,15.5087) |