Hemisphere Color

#5285a4

Hemisphere 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 #ad7a5b
Complementary Color #a47152
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.68° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 48.24% (better contrasting with white)
Hemisphere Color Sample
Hemisphere Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5285a4

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hemisphere Color. The Dupain color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dolphin Daze (#659fb5) for more energetic effect. Try Oceanic as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a47152 is the best complementary color to Hemisphere. 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 #5285a4 complementary color is Santa Fe, 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 Wedgewood are #52a49a and #525ba4. Thus found on the left and right of #5285a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Scampi colors as they work well with Hemisphere.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hemisphere palette consists of #a49a52 and #a4525b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a47152). Try Limed Oak and Matrix colors in combination with #5285a4, 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 #5285a4 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 Hemisphere. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hemisphere contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santa Fe, Wisteria, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #5285a4 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. Hemisphere tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a47152) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Santa Fe. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a45285 and #52a471.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5285a4 is made of 22% red, 35% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Hemisphere has a hue angle of 202.68°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5285a4 is made of 32.15% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #5285a4
RGB Decimal rgb(82,133,164)
RGB Percentage 22%, 35%, 43%
CMYK 32.15, 12.15, 0, 35.69
HSL hsl(202.68,33.33%,48.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.68,50%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.2212,-8.2461,-21.7663)
XYZ xyz(18.568,21.2492,38.2448)
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