Luxe Blue 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 | #ae9a7d |
| Complementary Color | #826d51 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Luxe Blue Color. The Storm Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Oar (#647e9c) for more calm effect. Try Jazz Age Blues as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#826d51 is the best complementary color to Luxe Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #516582 complementary color is Shadow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bayoux are #517d82 and #555182. Thus found on the left and right of #516582 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and East Bay colors as they work well with Luxe Blue.
The split-complementary Luxe Blue palette consists of #7d8251 and #825551 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#826d51). Try Shadow and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #516582, 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 #516582 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 Luxe Blue. Thus Dingley and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Luxe Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Strikemaster, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #516582 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Luxe Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#826d51) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #825164 and #51826d.
In a RGB color space, hex #516582 is made of 26% red, 32% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Luxe Blue has a hue angle of 215.51°, a saturation of 23.22% and a lightness of 41.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #516582 is made of 19.22% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #516582 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,101,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 32%, 42% |
| CMYK | 19.22, 11.37, 0, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(215.51,23.22%,41.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.51,37.69%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.2593,0.2455,-18.5395) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0763,12.6684,22.9278) |