Azure Blue is calm, 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 | #b26e39 |
| Complementary Color | #c5824d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.28° 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 Azure Blue Color. The Surgical Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Field Blue (#4477aa) for more calm effect. Try North Atlantic Breeze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c5824d is the best complementary color to Azure 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 #4d91c6 complementary color is Tussock, 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 Danube are #4dc5be and #4d54c5. Thus found on the left and right of #4d91c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Azure Blue.
The split-complementary Azure Blue palette consists of #c5be4d and #c54d54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5824d). Try Turmeric and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown colors in combination with #4d91c6, 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 #4d91c6 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 Azure Blue. Thus Sushi and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Azure Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tussock, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d91c6 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. Azure Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c5824d) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Tussock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c54d90 and #4dc582.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d91c6 is made of 18% red, 35% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Azure Blue has a hue angle of 206.28°, a saturation of 51.49% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d91c6 is made of 47.45% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #4d91c6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,145,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 35%, 47% |
| CMYK | 47.45, 20.79, 0, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(206.28,51.49%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.28,61.11%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.9475,-5.4594,-33.8759) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.379,25.9058,57.1942) |