Caspian Sea is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #b0906e |
| Complementary Color | #91704f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Caspian Sea Color. The Blowout 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 soft alternative called Hoki (#65869f) for more calm effect. Try Tambua Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#91704f is the best complementary color to Caspian Sea. Warm red shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4f6f91 complementary color is Leather, 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 #4f9091 and #504f91. Thus found on the left and right of #4f6f91 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Caspian Sea.
The split-complementary Caspian Sea palette consists of #90914f and #914f4f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91704f). Try Barley Corn and Copper Rust colors in combination with #4f6f91, 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 #4f6f91 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 Caspian Sea. Thus Asparagus and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Caspian Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Leather, Strikemaster, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f6f91 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm red 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. Caspian Sea tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#91704f) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Leather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #914f6e and #4f9171.
In a RGB color space, hex #4f6f91 is made of 24% red, 33% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Caspian Sea has a hue angle of 210.91°, a saturation of 29.46% and a lightness of 43.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f6f91 is made of 25.88% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #4f6f91 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(79,111,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 33%, 43% |
| CMYK | 25.88, 13.33, 0, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(210.91,29.46%,43.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.91,45.52%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.7374,-1.9272,-22.175) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0197,15.0755,28.959) |