Handsome Hue is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ad7945 |
| Complementary Color | #ba8651 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Handsome Hue Color. The New Age Blue 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 soft alternative called Postwar Boom (#466f97) for more calm effect. Try Chesty Bond as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ba8651 is the best complementary color to Handsome Hue. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5286ba complementary color is Muddy Waters, 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 Steel Blue are #51baba and #5151ba. Thus found on the left and right of #5286ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fountain Blue and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Handsome Hue.
The split-complementary Handsome Hue palette consists of #baba51 and #ba5151 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ba8651). Try Celery and Chestnut colors in combination with #5286ba, 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 #5286ba 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 Handsome Hue. Thus Mantis and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Handsome Hue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Muddy Waters, Fuchsia Pink, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #5286ba square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, orange 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. Handsome Hue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ba8651) and two others. The Mulberry 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 #ba5186 and #51ba86.
In a RGB color space, hex #5286ba is made of 20% red, 33% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Handsome Hue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 42.98% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5286ba is made of 40.78% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #5286ba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(82,134,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 33%, 46% |
| CMYK | 40.78, 20.39, 0, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(210,42.98%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,55.91%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.4375,-1.9749,-32.5223) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8677,22.3892,49.6761) |