Stained Glass is pale, 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 | #aa997d |
| Complementary Color | #817055 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stained Glass Color. The Buster color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Smokey Denim (#747b92) for more calm effect. Try Mountain Blueberry as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#817055 is the best complementary color to Stained Glass. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #556682 complementary color is Shadow, 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 Blue Bayoux are #557c81 and #5a5581. Thus found on the left and right of #556682 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Stained Glass.
The split-complementary Stained Glass palette consists of #7c8155 and #815a55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#817055). Try Clay Creek and Russett colors in combination with #556682, 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 #556682 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 Stained Glass. Thus Glade Green and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stained Glass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Strikemaster, and Spring Leaves split by 90° on the color wheel. #556682 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. Stained Glass tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#817055) and two others. The Falcon 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 #815566 and #558170.
In a RGB color space, hex #556682 is made of 27% red, 32% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Stained Glass has a hue angle of 217.33°, a saturation of 20.93% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #556682 is made of 17.65% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #556682 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,102,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 32%, 41% |
| CMYK | 17.65, 10.98, 0, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(217.33,20.93%,42.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.33,34.62%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.8321,0.8653,-17.6367) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5269,13.0457,22.9769) |