Gem 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 | #b2a475 |
| Complementary Color | #8a7b4c |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (226.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Gem Color. The Jewel Cave 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 Deep Cobalt (#404466) for more calm effect. Try Gloomy Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8a7b4c is the best complementary color to Gem. 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 #4d5b8a 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 #4c798a and #5d4c8a. Thus found on the left and right of #4d5b8a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bismark and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Gem.
The split-complementary Gem palette consists of #798a4c and #8a5d4c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a7b4c). Try Asparagus and Spicy Mix colors in combination with #4d5b8a, 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 #4d5b8a 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 Gem. Thus Hippie Green and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gem contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Cannon Pink, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d5b8a 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. Gem tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#8a7b4c) 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 #8a4c5b and #4c8a7b.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d5b8a is made of 25% red, 30% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Gem has a hue angle of 226.23°, a saturation of 28.37% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d5b8a is made of 23.92% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #4d5b8a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,91,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 30%, 45% |
| CMYK | 23.92, 18.43, 0, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(226.23,28.37%,42.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(226.23,44.2%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.4029,7.6962,-27.8333) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3891,10.8949,25.5474) |