Wizard is calm, 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 | #b2a477 |
| Complementary Color | #887a4c |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (225.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Wizard Color. The Gloomy Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Genie (#3e4364) for more calm effect. Try Chronicle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#887a4c is the best complementary color to Wizard. 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 #4d5b88 complementary color is Shadow, 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 East Bay are #4c7888 and #5c4c88. Thus found on the left and right of #4d5b88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bismark and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Wizard.
The split-complementary Wizard palette consists of #78884c and #885c4c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#887a4c). Try Dingley and Spicy Mix colors in combination with #4d5b88, 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 #4d5b88 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 Wizard. Thus Hippie Green and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wizard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Cannon Pink, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d5b88 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. Wizard tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#887a4c) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Faded Jade – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #884c5a and #4c887a.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d5b88 is made of 25% red, 30% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Wizard has a hue angle of 225.76°, a saturation of 27.7% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d5b88 is made of 23.13% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #4d5b88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,91,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 30%, 45% |
| CMYK | 23.13, 17.64, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(225.76,27.7%,41.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225.76,43.38%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.3055,7.0766,-26.7729) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2456,10.8375,24.7917) |