Borage Color

#507ea4

Borage 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 #af815b
Complementary Color #a4764f
Color Shade: cool cyan (207.14° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 47.84% (better contrasting with white)
Borage Color Sample
Borage Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #507ea4

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Borage Color. The Moonlight Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Too Blue (#3d6695) for more energetic effect. Try Good Samaritan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a4764f is the best complementary color to Borage. 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 #507ea4 complementary color is Santa Fe, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #4fa4a0 and #4f53a4. Thus found on the left and right of #507ea4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Borage.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Borage palette consists of #a4a04f and #a44f53 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4764f). Try Limed Oak and Matrix colors in combination with #507ea4, 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 #507ea4 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 Borage. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Borage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santa Fe, Affair, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #507ea4 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Borage tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a4764f) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Santa Fe. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a44f7d and #4fa476.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #507ea4 is made of 22% red, 34% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Borage has a hue angle of 207.14°, a saturation of 34.43% and a lightness of 47.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #507ea4 is made of 32.94% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #507ea4
RGB Decimal rgb(80,126,164)
RGB Percentage 22%, 34%, 44%
CMYK 32.94, 14.9, 0, 35.69
HSL hsl(207.14,34.43%,47.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(207.14,51.22%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.0451,-4.702,-25.1274)
XYZ xyz(17.47,19.3075,37.9279)
;