Fisher King is calm, 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 | #ae7d46 |
| Complementary Color | #b98750 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fisher King Color. The Tantalize color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called San Marino (#4e6c9d) for more calm effect. Try Eiger Nordwand as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b98750 is the best complementary color to Fisher King. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5182b9 complementary color is Muddy Waters, 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 Steel Blue are #50b5b9 and #5350b9. Thus found on the left and right of #5182b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fountain Blue and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Fisher King.
The split-complementary Fisher King palette consists of #b5b950 and #b95350 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b98750). Try Celery and Chestnut colors in combination with #5182b9, 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 #5182b9 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 Fisher King. Thus Mantis and Cadillac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fisher King contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Muddy Waters, Fuchsia Pink, and Chateau Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #5182b9 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. Fisher King tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b98750) and two others. The Cadillac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Muddy Waters. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b95082 and #50b988.
In a RGB color space, hex #5182b9 is made of 20% red, 33% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Fisher King has a hue angle of 211.73°, a saturation of 42.62% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5182b9 is made of 40.79% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #5182b9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,130,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 33%, 47% |
| CMYK | 40.79, 21.57, 0, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(211.73,42.62%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.73,56.22%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.1866,-0.1655,-33.9077) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1329,21.2174,48.9332) |