Flax Flower is calm, 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 | #a85 |
| Complementary Color | #a85 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Flax Flower Color. The Cliff Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Integra (#405e95) for more energetic effect. Try Portuguese Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a85 is the best complementary color to Flax Flower. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #57a complementary color is White, 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 White are #55a1aa and #5d55aa. Thus found on the left and right of #57a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Scampi colors as they work well with Flax Flower.
The split-complementary Flax Flower palette consists of #a1aa55 and #aa5d55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a85). Try Olive Green and Matrix colors in combination with #57a, 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 #57a 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 Flax Flower. Thus White and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flax Flower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Tapestry, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #57a 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. Flax Flower tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a85) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa5576 and #5a8.
In a RGB color space, hex #5577aa is made of 23% red, 32% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Flax Flower has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5577aa is made of 33.34% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #5577aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,119,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 32%, 45% |
| CMYK | 33.34, 20, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(216,33.33%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,50%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.5291,2.5296,-30.9501) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5988,18.0272,40.5823) |