Blue Astro 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 | #af5826 |
| Complementary Color | #d88250 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Astro Color. The Mizu color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Dart (#518fd1) for more calm effect. Try Magnesia Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d88250 is the best complementary color to Blue Astro. 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 #50a7d9 complementary color is Raw Sienna, 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 Shakespeare are #50d8c6 and #5062d8. Thus found on the left and right of #50a7d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viking and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Blue Astro.
The split-complementary Blue Astro palette consists of #d8c650 and #d85062 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d88250). Try Wattle and Cabaret colors in combination with #50a7d9, 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 #50a7d9 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 Astro. Thus Conifer and Cranberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Astro contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raw Sienna, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #50a7d9 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 Astro tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d88250) and two others. The Cranberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Raw Sienna. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d850a6 and #50d882.
In a RGB color space, hex #50a7d9 is made of 17% red, 36% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Astro has a hue angle of 201.9°, a saturation of 64.32% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #50a7d9 is made of 53.73% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #50a7d9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,167,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 36%, 47% |
| CMYK | 53.73, 19.61, 0, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(201.9,64.32%,58.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.9,63.13%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.2415,-11.0704,-33.1269) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6514,34.3527,70.7136) |