Aegean Blue is pale, 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 | #b1917e |
| Complementary Color | #81614e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aegean Blue Color. The Horizon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Twilight Chimes (#3f5363) for more calm effect. Try South Pacific as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#81614e is the best complementary color to Aegean 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 #4e6e81 complementary color is Roman Coffee, 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 Blue Bayoux are #4e817a and #4e5481. Thus found on the left and right of #4e6e81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and East Bay colors as they work well with Aegean Blue.
The split-complementary Aegean Blue palette consists of #817a4e and #814e54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#81614e). Try Shadow and Ferra colors in combination with #4e6e81, 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 #4e6e81 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 Aegean Blue. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aegean Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Trendy Pink, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e6e81 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. Aegean Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#81614e) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #814e6d and #4e8161.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e6e81 is made of 25% red, 35% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Aegean Blue has a hue angle of 202.35°, a saturation of 24.64% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e6e81 is made of 20% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #4e6e81 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,110,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 35%, 41% |
| CMYK | 20, 7.45, 0, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(202.35,24.64%,40.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.35,39.53%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.74,-6.3245,-14.1651) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6803,14.3565,22.8716) |