Metallic Blue is pale, 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 | #b08c71 |
| Complementary Color | #8e6a4f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Metallic Blue Color. The Bering Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Alpha Blue (#588bb4) for more energetic effect. Try Atlantic Tide as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8e6a4f is the best complementary color to Metallic Blue. 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 #4f738e complementary color is Leather, 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 Kashmir Blue are #4f8e89 and #4f538e. Thus found on the left and right of #4f738e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and East Bay colors as they work well with Metallic Blue.
The split-complementary Metallic Blue palette consists of #8e894f and #8e4f53 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e6a4f). Try Shadow and Copper Rust colors in combination with #4f738e, 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 #4f738e 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 Metallic Blue. Thus Asparagus and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Metallic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Leather, Affair, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f738e 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. Metallic Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8e6a4f) 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 #8e4f72 and #4f8e6a.
In a RGB color space, hex #4f738e is made of 24% red, 34% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Metallic Blue has a hue angle of 205.71°, a saturation of 28.51% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f738e is made of 24.71% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #4f738e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(79,115,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 34%, 42% |
| CMYK | 24.71, 10.59, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(205.71,28.51%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.71,44.37%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.8123,-5.1986,-18.7424) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2377,15.8767,27.9053) |