Kashmir Blue Color

#507096

Kashmir 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 #af8f69
Complementary Color #967550
Color Shade: blue cyan (212.57° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 45.1% (better contrasting with white)
Kashmir Blue Color Sample
Kashmir Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #507096

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kashmir Blue Color. The Hemisphere color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hoki (#65869f) for more calm effect. Try Lichen Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#967550 is the best complementary color to Kashmir 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 #507096 complementary color is Leather, 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 Kashmir Blue are #509296 and #525096. Thus found on the left and right of #507096 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Kashmir Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kashmir Blue palette consists of #939650 and #965250 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#967550). Try Barley Corn and Copper Rust colors in combination with #507096, 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 #507096 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 Kashmir Blue. Thus Asparagus and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kashmir Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Leather, Strikemaster, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #507096 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. Kashmir Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#967550) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Leather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #965070 and #509676.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #507096 is made of 23% red, 33% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Kashmir Blue has a hue angle of 212.57°, a saturation of 30.43% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #507096 is made of 27.45% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #507096
RGB Decimal rgb(80,112,150)
RGB Percentage 23%, 33%, 44%
CMYK 27.45, 14.9, 0, 41.18
HSL hsl(212.57,30.43%,45.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(212.57,46.67%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.306,-0.7366,-24.2544)
XYZ xyz(14.6075,15.4958,31.0753)
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