Norse 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 | #b35a38 |
| Complementary Color | #c76e4b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Norse Blue Color. The Azure Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Water Sports (#44bbcc) for more energetic effect. Try Shinbashi as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c76e4b is the best complementary color to Norse 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 #4ca5c7 complementary color is Chestnut Rose, 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 Pelorous are #4bc7ab and #4b67c7. Thus found on the left and right of #4ca5c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Norse Blue.
The split-complementary Norse Blue palette consists of #c7ab4b and #c74b67 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c76e4b). Try Roti and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown colors in combination with #4ca5c7, 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 #4ca5c7 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 Norse Blue. Thus Celery and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Norse Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chestnut Rose, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #4ca5c7 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. Norse Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c76e4b) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Chestnut Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c74ba4 and #4bc76e.
In a RGB color space, hex #4ca5c7 is made of 17% red, 38% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Norse Blue has a hue angle of 196.59°, a saturation of 52.34% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4ca5c7 is made of 48.24% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #4ca5c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,165,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 38%, 45% |
| CMYK | 48.24, 13.33, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(196.59,52.34%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.59,61.81%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.8114,-16.3713,-25.3635) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7444,32.5703,58.9099) |