Sick Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #afd279 |
| Complementary Color | #62862d |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (263.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Sick Blue Color. The Fading Horizon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Jacarta (#3a2a6a) for more calm effect. Try Sweet Flag as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#62862d is the best complementary color to Sick Blue. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #502d86 complementary color is Crete, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Minsk are #2d3686 and #7c2d86. Thus found on the left and right of #502d86 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay of Many and Eminence colors as they work well with Sick Blue.
The split-complementary Sick Blue palette consists of #36862d and #867c2d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#62862d). Try Forest Green and Crete colors in combination with #502d86, 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 #502d86 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sick Blue. Thus Sea Green and Mule Fawn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sick Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crete, El Salva, and Lochinvar split by 90° on the color wheel. #502d86 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sick Blue tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#62862d) and two others. The Mule Fawn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Calypso – 120° from the complementary Crete. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #86502d and #2d6286.
In a RGB color space, hex #502d86 is made of 31% red, 17% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Sick Blue has a hue angle of 263.6°, a saturation of 49.72% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #502d86 is made of 21.18% cyan, 34.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #502d86 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,45,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 17%, 52% |
| CMYK | 21.18, 34.9, 0, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(263.6,49.72%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(263.6,66.42%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.5824,36.1756,-44.1884) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5497,5.3035,23.1273) |