Blue Horizon 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 | #b19b7d |
| Complementary Color | #826c4e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Horizon Color. The Stormy Ridge color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Garnet Stone Blue (#384866) for more energetic effect. Try Bonne Nuit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#826c4e is the best complementary color to Blue Horizon. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e6482 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 #4e7d82 and #514e82. Thus found on the left and right of #4e6482 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and East Bay colors as they work well with Blue Horizon.
The split-complementary Blue Horizon palette consists of #7d824e and #82524e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#826c4e). Try Shadow and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #4e6482, 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 #4e6482 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 Blue Horizon. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Horizon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Strikemaster, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e6482 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. Blue Horizon tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#826c4e) and two others. The Cannon Pink 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 #824e63 and #4e826c.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e6482 is made of 25% red, 32% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Horizon has a hue angle of 214.62°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e6482 is made of 20.39% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #4e6482 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,100,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 32%, 42% |
| CMYK | 20.39, 11.76, 0, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(214.62,25%,40.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.62,40%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.7604,-0.042,-19.3235) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7283,12.3457,22.8839) |