Blue Glaze is pale, 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 | #a9a683 |
| Complementary Color | #7c7955 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (235.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Glaze Color. The Raven Night 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 Squid's Ink (#4d4e5c) for more calm effect. Try Silk Crepe Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7c7955 is the best complementary color to Blue Glaze. 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 #56597c complementary color is Go Ben, 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 Comet are #556b7c and #65557c. Thus found on the left and right of #56597c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Smoky colors as they work well with Blue Glaze.
The split-complementary Blue Glaze palette consists of #6b7c55 and #7c6655 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c7955). Try Willow Grove and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #56597c, 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 #56597c 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 Glaze. Thus Glade Green and Russett giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Glaze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Go Ben, Falcon, and Como split by 90° on the color wheel. #56597c 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 Glaze tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#7c7955) and two others. The Russett is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Go Ben. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c5558 and #557c79.
In a RGB color space, hex #56597c is made of 29% red, 30% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Glaze has a hue angle of 235.26°, a saturation of 18.1% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #56597c is made of 14.9% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #56597c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(86,89,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 30%, 41% |
| CMYK | 14.9, 13.73, 0, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(235.26,18.1%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(235.26,30.65%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.8612,7.5472,-20.0936) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0482,10.5784,20.5283) |