Cobalt Flame Color

#4e719d

Cobalt Flame is calm, 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 #b18e62
Complementary Color #9d7a4e
Color Shade: blue cyan (213.42° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 46.08% (better contrasting with white)
Cobalt Flame Color Sample
Cobalt Flame Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4e719d

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cobalt Flame Color. The Flax-Flower Blue 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 Blueberry Muffin (#5588ab) for more energetic effect. Try Safe Haven as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9d7a4e is the best complementary color to Cobalt Flame. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e719d complementary color is Limed Oak, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Kashmir Blue are #4e989d and #524e9d. Thus found on the left and right of #4e719d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Cobalt Flame.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cobalt Flame palette consists of #989d4e and #9d524e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d7a4e). Try Barley Corn and Copper Rust colors in combination with #4e719d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4e719d 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 Cobalt Flame. Thus Asparagus and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cobalt Flame contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Oak, Tapestry, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e719d square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cobalt Flame tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9d7a4e) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Limed Oak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d4e70 and #4e9d7a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4e719d is made of 22% red, 32% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Cobalt Flame has a hue angle of 213.42°, a saturation of 33.62% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e719d is made of 30.98% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.

HEX #4e719d
RGB Decimal rgb(78,113,157)
RGB Percentage 22%, 32%, 45%
CMYK 30.98, 17.26, 0, 38.43
HSL hsl(213.42,33.62%,46.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(213.42,50.32%,61.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.7959,0.3245,-27.6338)
XYZ xyz(15.1328,15.8643,34.1628)
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