Admiral Blue Color

#50647f

Admiral Blue 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 #af9b80
Complementary Color #7f6b4f
Color Shade: blue cyan (214.47° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 40.59% (better contrasting with white)
Admiral Blue Color Sample
Admiral Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #50647f

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Admiral Blue Color. The River Bed color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Canyon Blue (#607b8e) for more calm effect. Try Stormy Ridge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7f6b4f is the best complementary color to Admiral Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #50647f complementary color is Shadow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #4f7b7f and #534f7f. Thus found on the left and right of #50647f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and East Bay colors as they work well with Admiral Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Admiral Blue palette consists of #7b7f4f and #7f534f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f6b4f). Try Go Ben and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #50647f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #50647f 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 Admiral Blue. Thus Dingley and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Admiral Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Strikemaster, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #50647f square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Admiral Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#7f6b4f) 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 #7f4f64 and #4f7f6b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #50647f is made of 26% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Admiral Blue has a hue angle of 214.47°, a saturation of 22.71% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #50647f is made of 18.43% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black ink.

HEX #50647f
RGB Decimal rgb(80,100,127)
RGB Percentage 26%, 33%, 41%
CMYK 18.43, 10.58, 0, 50.2
HSL hsl(214.47,22.71%,40.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(214.47,37.01%,49.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.7704,-0.3123,-17.4815)
XYZ xyz(11.6962,12.3521,21.8464)
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