Bijou Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #b1a180 |
| Complementary Color | #7f6f4e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bijou Blue Color. The Rushing River color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Privileged Elite (#597695) for more energetic effect. Try Saltbox Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7f6f4e is the best complementary color to Bijou Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e5e7f complementary color is Shadow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bayoux are #4e767f and #564e7f. Thus found on the left and right of #4e5e7f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bismark and East Bay colors as they work well with Bijou Blue.
The split-complementary Bijou Blue palette consists of #767f4e and #7f564e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f6f4e). Try Go Ben and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #4e5e7f, 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 #4e5e7f offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bijou Blue. Thus Dingley and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bijou Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Cannon Pink, and Spring Leaves split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e5e7f square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bijou Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#7f6f4e) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f4e5d and #4e7f6f.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e5e7f is made of 26% red, 31% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Bijou Blue has a hue angle of 220.41°, a saturation of 23.9% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e5e7f is made of 19.21% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black ink.
| HEX | #4e5e7f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,94,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 31%, 42% |
| CMYK | 19.21, 12.94, 0, 50.2 |
| HSL | hsl(220.41,23.9%,40.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220.41,38.58%,49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.8443,2.7717,-20.4571) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9754,11.1574,21.6538) |