Steel Light Blue 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 | #aa6649 |
| Complementary Color | #b67155 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Steel Light Blue Color. The Riverside Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called November Skies (#7cafb9) for more calm effect. Try Cendre Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b67155 is the best complementary color to Steel Light Blue. 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 #5599b6 complementary color is Santa Fe, 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 #55b6a2 and #5568b6. Thus found on the left and right of #5599b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and San Marino colors as they work well with Steel Light Blue.
The split-complementary Steel Light Blue palette consists of #b6a255 and #b65568 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b67155). Try Husk and Cadillac colors in combination with #5599b6, 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 #5599b6 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 Steel Light Blue. Thus Olive Green and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Steel Light Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santa Fe, Wisteria, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #5599b6 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. Steel Light Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b67155) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern – 120° from the complementary Santa Fe. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b65598 and #55b671.
In a RGB color space, hex #5599b6 is made of 20% red, 36% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Steel Light Blue has a hue angle of 197.94°, a saturation of 39.92% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5599b6 is made of 38.04% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #5599b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,153,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 36%, 43% |
| CMYK | 38.04, 11.37, 0, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(197.94,39.92%,52.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.94,53.3%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.971,-13.2815,-21.6891) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.581,28.0912,48.4353) |