Blue Odyssey 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 | #b09668 |
| Complementary Color | #977d4f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Odyssey Color. The Blue Boater color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Astronaut (#445172) for more calm effect. Try Dive In as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#977d4f is the best complementary color to Blue Odyssey. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4f6997 complementary color is Barley Corn, 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 Kashmir Blue are #4f8c97 and #594f97. Thus found on the left and right of #4f6997 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Blue Odyssey.
The split-complementary Blue Odyssey palette consists of #8c974f and #97594f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#977d4f). Try Asparagus and Copper Rust colors in combination with #4f6997, 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 #4f6997 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 Odyssey. Thus Asparagus and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Odyssey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Barley Corn, Strikemaster, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f6997 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 Odyssey tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#977d4f) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Barley Corn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #974f68 and #4f977d.
In a RGB color space, hex #4f6997 is made of 24% red, 31% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Odyssey has a hue angle of 218.33°, a saturation of 31.3% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f6997 is made of 28.24% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #4f6997 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(79,105,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 31%, 45% |
| CMYK | 28.24, 18.04, 0, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(218.33,31.3%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.33,47.68%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.2326,3.5641,-28.0752) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8619,13.9998,31.2498) |