Periscope Color

#52677b

Periscope is pale, 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 #ad9884
Complementary Color #7b6552
Color Shade: cool cyan (209.27° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 40.2% (better contrasting with white)
Periscope Color Sample
Periscope Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #52677b

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Periscope Color. The Astronomicon Grey 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 Blue Oar (#647e9c) for more energetic effect. Try Cascade Tour as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7b6552 is the best complementary color to Periscope. 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 #52677b complementary color is Roman Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #527b7a and #52527b. Thus found on the left and right of #52677b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Periscope.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Periscope palette consists of #7b7a52 and #7b5252 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b6552). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #52677b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #52677b 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 Periscope. Thus Dingley and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Periscope contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roman Coffee, Trendy Pink, and Cactus split by 90° on the color wheel. #52677b square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Periscope tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#7b6552) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Roman Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b5267 and #527b66.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #52677b is made of 27% red, 33% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Periscope has a hue angle of 209.27°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 40.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #52677b is made of 16.08% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black ink.

HEX #52677b
RGB Decimal rgb(82,103,123)
RGB Percentage 27%, 33%, 40%
CMYK 16.08, 7.85, 0, 51.76
HSL hsl(209.27,20%,40.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(209.27,33.33%,48.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.6491,-2.6282,-13.7073)
XYZ xyz(11.9051,12.9244,20.6061)
;