Blueberry Muffin is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #aa7754 |
| Complementary Color | #aa7855 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blueberry Muffin Color. The Boathouse color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Meetinghouse Blue (#739dad) for more calm effect. Try Postwar Boom as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aa7855 is the best complementary color to Blueberry Muffin. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5588ab complementary color is Limed Oak, 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 Hippie Blue are #55aaa2 and #555daa. Thus found on the left and right of #5588ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Scampi colors as they work well with Blueberry Muffin.
The split-complementary Blueberry Muffin palette consists of #aaa255 and #aa555c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa7855). Try Teak and Matrix colors in combination with #5588ab, 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 #5588ab 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 Blueberry Muffin. Thus White and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blueberry Muffin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Oak, Wisteria, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #5588ab square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Blueberry Muffin tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#aa7855) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Limed Oak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa5587 and #55aa78.
In a RGB color space, hex #5588ab is made of 22% red, 35% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Blueberry Muffin has a hue angle of 204.42°, a saturation of 33.86% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5588ab is made of 33.73% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #5588ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,136,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 35%, 44% |
| CMYK | 33.73, 13.73, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(204.42,33.86%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.42,50.29%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.5325,-7.1151,-23.7702) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9012,22.4799,41.8182) |