Harbourmaster 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 | #b1ac94 |
| Complementary Color | #6b654e |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (229.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Harbourmaster Color. The Nostalgic 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 saturated alternative called Emerald-Crested Manakin (#5c6b8f) for more energetic effect. Try Patriot Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b654e is the best complementary color to Harbourmaster. 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 #4e536b complementary color is Soya Bean, 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 Comet are #4e616b and #574e6b. Thus found on the left and right of #4e536b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shuttle Gray and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Harbourmaster.
The split-complementary Harbourmaster palette consists of #616b4e and #6b574e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b654e). Try Finch and Pine Cone colors in combination with #4e536b, 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 #4e536b 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 Harbourmaster. Thus Axolotl and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Harbourmaster contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soya Bean, Eggplant, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e536b 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. Harbourmaster tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#6b654e) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Soya Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b4e53 and #4e6b65.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e536b is made of 29% red, 31% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Harbourmaster has a hue angle of 229.66°, a saturation of 15.68% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e536b is made of 11.37% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #4e536b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,83,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 31%, 40% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 9.41, 0, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(229.66,15.68%,36.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(229.66,27.1%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.7284,3.9885,-14.4569) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.889,8.8678,15.1531) |