Blue Oyster Cult is vibrant, 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 | #a81 |
| Complementary Color | #eecc54 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (226.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Oyster Cult Color. The The Rainbow Fish color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Flickering Sea (#5566ee) for more calm effect. Try Blue Elemental as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#eecc54 is the best complementary color to Blue Oyster Cult. 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 #57e complementary color is Ronchi, 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 #54c3ee and #7f54ee. Thus found on the left and right of #57e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Picton Blue and Cornflower Blue colors as they work well with Blue Oyster Cult.
The split-complementary Blue Oyster Cult palette consists of #c3ee54 and #ee7f54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eecc54). Try Starship and Burnt Sienna colors in combination with #57e, 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 #57e 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 Blue Oyster Cult. Thus Screamin' Green and French Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Oyster Cult contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ronchi, Brilliant Rose, and Screamin' Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #57e 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. Blue Oyster Cult tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#eecc54) and two others. The French Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turquoise Blue – 120° from the complementary Ronchi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ee5476 and #54eecc.
In a RGB color space, hex #5577ee is made of 19% red, 27% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Oyster Cult has a hue angle of 226.67°, a saturation of 81.82% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5577ee is made of 60% cyan, 46.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #5577ee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,119,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 27%, 54% |
| CMYK | 60, 46.66, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(226.67,81.82%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(226.67,64.29%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.2741,25.0439,-63.7302) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7758,21.298,83.6413) |