Storm Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #af8463 |
| Complementary Color | #9c7050 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Storm Blue Color. The Aragonite Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Horizon (#4e6482) for more calm effect. Try Heritage Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9c7050 is the best complementary color to Storm Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #507b9c complementary color is Leather, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wedgewood are #509c96 and #50559c. Thus found on the left and right of #507b9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Storm Blue.
The split-complementary Storm Blue palette consists of #9c9650 and #9c5055 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c7050). Try Barley Corn and Copper Rust colors in combination with #507b9c, 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 #507b9c offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Storm Blue. Thus Asparagus and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Storm Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Leather, Affair, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #507b9c square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Storm Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9c7050) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Leather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9c507b and #509c70.
In a RGB color space, hex #507b9c is made of 22% red, 34% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Storm Blue has a hue angle of 206.05°, a saturation of 32.2% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #507b9c is made of 29.81% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #507b9c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,123,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 34%, 43% |
| CMYK | 29.81, 12.94, 0, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(206.05,32.2%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.05,48.72%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.824,-5.4106,-22.35) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.392,18.2717,34.1153) |