Copen 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 red magenta
| Inverse Color | #ae947b |
| Complementary Color | #846a51 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Copen Blue Color. The San Juan 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 Inked (#3b5066) for more energetic effect. Try December Eve as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#846a51 is the best complementary color to Copen 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 #516b84 complementary color is Shadow, 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 Blue Bayoux are #518483 and #515184. Thus found on the left and right of #516b84 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and East Bay colors as they work well with Copen Blue.
The split-complementary Copen Blue palette consists of #848351 and #845151 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#846a51). Try Shadow and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #516b84, 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 #516b84 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 Copen Blue. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Copen Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Trendy Pink, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #516b84 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. Copen Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#846a51) and two others. The Cannon Pink 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 #84516a and #51846a.
In a RGB color space, hex #516b84 is made of 25% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Copen Blue has a hue angle of 209.41°, a saturation of 23.94% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #516b84 is made of 20% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #516b84 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,107,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 33%, 41% |
| CMYK | 20, 9.8, 0, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(209.41,23.94%,41.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.41,38.64%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.1333,-2.802,-16.8712) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8159,13.9307,23.8432) |