Cyan Azure is calm, 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 | #b17d4b |
| Complementary Color | #b4804d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cyan Azure Color. The Queen Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called San Marino (#4e6c9d) for more calm effect. Try Eiger Nordwand as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b4804d is the best complementary color to Cyan Azure. 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 #4e82b4 complementary color is Driftwood, 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 Steel Blue are #4db4b3 and #4d4eb4. Thus found on the left and right of #4e82b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fountain Blue and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Cyan Azure.
The split-complementary Cyan Azure palette consists of #b4b34d and #b44d4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4804d). Try Olive Green and Chestnut colors in combination with #4e82b4, 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 #4e82b4 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 Cyan Azure. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Cadillac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cyan Azure contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Driftwood, Wisteria, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e82b4 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. Cyan Azure tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b4804d) 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 #b44d81 and #4db480.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e82b4 is made of 20% red, 34% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Cyan Azure has a hue angle of 209.41°, a saturation of 40.48% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e82b4 is made of 40% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #4e82b4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,130,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 34%, 46% |
| CMYK | 40, 19.61, 0, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(209.41,40.48%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.41,56.67%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.8182,-2.4278,-31.6248) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3627,20.8803,46.1898) |