Blue Paradise is calm, 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 | #af6a3c |
| Complementary Color | #c37d4f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Paradise Color. The Air Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Maximum Blue (#47abcc) for more energetic effect. Try Tufts Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c37d4f is the best complementary color to Blue Paradise. 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 #5095c3 complementary color is Antique Brass, 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 Steel Blue are #4fc3b7 and #4f5bc3. Thus found on the left and right of #5095c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Blue Paradise.
The split-complementary Blue Paradise palette consists of #c3b74f and #c34f5b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c37d4f). Try Sundance and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown colors in combination with #5095c3, 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 #5095c3 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 Blue Paradise. Thus Celery and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Paradise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Antique Brass, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #5095c3 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. Blue Paradise tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c37d4f) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Antique Brass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c34f94 and #4fc37e.
In a RGB color space, hex #5095c3 is made of 19% red, 35% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Paradise has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 48.94% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5095c3 is made of 45.1% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #5095c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,149,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 35%, 46% |
| CMYK | 45.1, 18.04, 0, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(204,48.94%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204,58.97%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.1041,-8.1082,-30.3764) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.906,27.1405,55.6084) |