Billycart Blue Color

#4c77a4

Billycart 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 #b3885b
Complementary Color #a4794b
Color Shade: blue cyan (210.68° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 47.06% (better contrasting with white)
Billycart Blue Color Sample
Billycart Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4c77a4

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Billycart Blue Color. The Hushed Lilac color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bright Cobalt (#385d8d) for more energetic effect. Try Heavenly Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a4794b is the best complementary color to Billycart 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 #4c77a4 complementary color is Driftwood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #4ba2a4 and #4d4ba4. Thus found on the left and right of #4c77a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Victoria colors as they work well with Billycart Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Billycart Blue palette consists of #a2a44b and #a44d4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4794b). Try Husk and Copper Rust colors in combination with #4c77a4, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4c77a4 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 Billycart Blue. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Cadillac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Billycart Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Driftwood, Tapestry, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c77a4 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Billycart Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a4794b) 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 #a44b76 and #4ba479.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4c77a4 is made of 21% red, 33% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Billycart Blue has a hue angle of 210.68°, a saturation of 36.67% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c77a4 is made of 34.51% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #4c77a4
RGB Decimal rgb(76,119,164)
RGB Percentage 21%, 33%, 46%
CMYK 34.51, 17.64, 0, 35.69
HSL hsl(210.68,36.67%,47.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210.68,53.66%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.7731,-1.5267,-28.6683)
XYZ xyz(16.2782,17.4105,37.6246)
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