Blue Stone 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 | #a88d7b |
| Complementary Color | #846957 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Stone Color. The Durban Sky 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 saturated alternative called Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8) for more energetic effect. Try Tetsu Iron as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#846957 is the best complementary color to Blue Stone. 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 #577284 complementary color is Shadow, 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 Blue Bayoux are #57847f and #575b84. Thus found on the left and right of #577284 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Blue Stone.
The split-complementary Blue Stone palette consists of #847f57 and #84575b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#846957). Try Clay Creek and Russett colors in combination with #577284, 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 #577284 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 Blue Stone. Thus Highland and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Trendy Pink, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #577284 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. Blue Stone tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#846957) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Leaves – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #845772 and #578469.
In a RGB color space, hex #577284 is made of 26% red, 34% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Stone has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 20.55% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #577284 is made of 17.64% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #577284 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(87,114,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 34%, 40% |
| CMYK | 17.64, 7.05, 0, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(204,20.55%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204,34.09%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.614,-5.1233,-13.0614) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1127,15.7268,24.1216) |