Secrecy Color

#50759e

Secrecy 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 #af8a61
Complementary Color #9e7950
Color Shade: blue cyan (211.54° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Secrecy Color Sample
Secrecy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #50759e

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Secrecy Color. The Bijou Blue 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 saturated alternative called Cliff Blue (#5d8fbd) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Fjord as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9e7950 is the best complementary color to Secrecy. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #50759e complementary color is Limed Oak, 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 #509c9e and #51509e. Thus found on the left and right of #50759e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Secrecy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Secrecy palette consists of #9c9e50 and #9e5250 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e7950). Try Barley Corn and Copper Rust colors in combination with #50759e, 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 #50759e 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 Secrecy. Thus Asparagus and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Secrecy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Oak, Tapestry, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #50759e 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. Secrecy tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9e7950) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Limed Oak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e5074 and #509e79.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #50759e is made of 23% red, 33% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Secrecy has a hue angle of 211.54°, a saturation of 32.77% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #50759e is made of 30.59% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #50759e
RGB Decimal rgb(80,117,158)
RGB Percentage 23%, 33%, 45%
CMYK 30.59, 16.08, 0, 38.04
HSL hsl(211.54,32.77%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(211.54,49.37%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.1296,-1.2603,-26.1403)
XYZ xyz(15.8411,16.8967,34.7742)
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