Intergalactic Color

#4d516c

Intergalactic is pale, 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 #b2ae93
Complementary Color #6c684d
Color Shade: cool blue (232.26° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 36.27% (better contrasting with white)
Intergalactic Color Sample
Intergalactic Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4d516c

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Intergalactic Color. The Persian Plush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Velvet Morning (#60688d) for more energetic effect. Try Grape Haze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6c684d is the best complementary color to Intergalactic. 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 #4d516c complementary color is Go Ben, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Comet are #4d606c and #584d6c. Thus found on the left and right of #4d516c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Intergalactic.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Intergalactic palette consists of #606c4d and #6c584d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c684d). Try Finch and Pine Cone colors in combination with #4d516c, 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 #4d516c 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 Intergalactic. Thus Axolotl and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Intergalactic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Go Ben, Eggplant, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d516c square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Intergalactic tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#6c684d) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Go Ben. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c4d50 and #4d6c68.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4d516c is made of 29% red, 30% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Intergalactic has a hue angle of 232.26°, a saturation of 16.76% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d516c is made of 12.15% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black ink.

HEX #4d516c
RGB Decimal rgb(77,81,108)
RGB Percentage 29%, 30%, 41%
CMYK 12.15, 10.59, 0, 57.65
HSL hsl(232.26,16.76%,36.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(232.26,28.7%,42.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.0938,5.1884,-16.0608)
XYZ xyz(8.7098,8.5453,15.3777)
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