Chinese Bellflower is soft, 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 | #b2a550 |
| Complementary Color | #afa24d |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (232.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Bellflower Color. The Gladiola Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dormitory (#5d71a9) for more calm effect. Try Chalcedony Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#afa24d is the best complementary color to Chinese Bellflower. 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 #4d5aaf complementary color is Husk, 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 San Marino are #4d8baf and #704daf. Thus found on the left and right of #4d5aaf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Steel Blue and Studio colors as they work well with Chinese Bellflower.
The split-complementary Chinese Bellflower palette consists of #8baf4d and #af714d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afa24d). Try Chelsea Cucumber and Santa Fe colors in combination with #4d5aaf, 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 #4d5aaf 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 Chinese Bellflower. Thus Apple and Cadillac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinese Bellflower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Husk, Tapestry, and Ocean Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d5aaf 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. Chinese Bellflower tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#afa24d) and two others. The Cadillac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tradewind – 120° from the complementary Husk. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #af4d59 and #4dafa2.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d5aaf is made of 23% red, 26% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Bellflower has a hue angle of 232.04°, a saturation of 38.89% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d5aaf is made of 38.43% cyan, 33.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #4d5aaf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,90,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 26%, 51% |
| CMYK | 38.43, 33.34, 0, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(232.04,38.89%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(232.04,56%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.1927,20.3659,-47.106) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4546,11.9853,42.109) |