Sage Blossom Blue 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 | #b18756 |
| Complementary Color | #a87f4e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sage Blossom Blue Color. The Antilles Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Climate Control (#466082) for more calm effect. Try Delft as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a87f4e is the best complementary color to Sage Blossom 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 #4e78a9 complementary color is Driftwood, 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 Wedgewood are #4ea5a8 and #514ea8. Thus found on the left and right of #4e78a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Sage Blossom Blue.
The split-complementary Sage Blossom Blue palette consists of #a5a84e and #a8514e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a87f4e). Try Olive Green and Matrix colors in combination with #4e78a9, 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 #4e78a9 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 Sage Blossom Blue. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Cadillac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sage Blossom Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Driftwood, Tapestry, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e78a9 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. Sage Blossom Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a87f4e) and two others. The Cadillac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Driftwood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a84e77 and #4ea87f.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e78a9 is made of 21% red, 33% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Sage Blossom Blue has a hue angle of 212.31°, a saturation of 36.84% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e78a9 is made of 35.68% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #4e78a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,120,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 33%, 46% |
| CMYK | 35.68, 19.21, 0, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(212.31,36.84%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.31,53.85%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.3955,-0.0551,-30.605) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0198,17.9172,40.0974) |