Borage Blue is soft, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #a93 |
| Complementary Color | #ccbb54 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (231.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Borage Blue Color. The Cornflower color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called C64 Purple (#6f6ed1) for more calm effect. Try Free Speech Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ccbb54 is the best complementary color to Borage Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #56c complementary color is Turmeric, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #54a1cc and #7f54cc. Thus found on the left and right of #56c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shakespeare and Fuchsia Blue colors as they work well with Borage Blue.
The split-complementary Borage Blue palette consists of #a1cc54 and #cc7f54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccbb54). Try Celery and Raw Sienna colors in combination with #56c, 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 #56c offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Borage Blue. Thus Mantis and Chestnut Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Borage Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Turmeric, Mulberry, and Emerald split by 90° on the color wheel. #56c square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Borage Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#ccbb54) and two others. The Chestnut Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Downy – 120° from the complementary Turmeric. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc5465 and #54ccbb.
In a RGB color space, hex #5566cc is made of 22% red, 26% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Borage Blue has a hue angle of 231.43°, a saturation of 53.85% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5566cc is made of 46.67% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #5566cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,102,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 26%, 52% |
| CMYK | 46.67, 40, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(231.43,53.85%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(231.43,58.33%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.7026,24.1047,-55.0852) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3968,15.7937,59.1529) |