Coastal Fjord is pale, 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 | #afa281 |
| Complementary Color | #7e714f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Coastal Fjord Color. The Lavender Mauve 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 Legal Eagle (#6d758f) for more calm effect. Try Gloomy Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7e714f is the best complementary color to Coastal Fjord. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #505d7e complementary color is Shadow, 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 Blue Bayoux are #4f747e and #594f7e. Thus found on the left and right of #505d7e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Smoky colors as they work well with Coastal Fjord.
The split-complementary Coastal Fjord palette consists of #747e4f and #7e594f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e714f). Try Go Ben and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #505d7e, 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 #505d7e 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 Coastal Fjord. Thus Dingley and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Coastal Fjord contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Strikemaster, and Spring Leaves split by 90° on the color wheel. #505d7e 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. Coastal Fjord tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#7e714f) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7e4f5c and #4f7e71.
In a RGB color space, hex #505d7e is made of 27% red, 31% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Coastal Fjord has a hue angle of 223.04°, a saturation of 22.33% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #505d7e is made of 18.04% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #505d7e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,93,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 31%, 42% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 12.94, 0, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(223.04,22.33%,40.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.04,36.51%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.6487,3.7124,-20.138) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9885,11.0405,21.2905) |