Prefect Color

#5772b0

Prefect is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #a88d4f
Complementary Color #b09556
Color Shade: blue cyan (221.8° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 51.57% (better contrasting with white)
Prefect Color Sample
Prefect Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5772b0

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Prefect Color. The Dayflower Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wizard (#4d5b88) for more calm effect. Try Wild Blue Yonder as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b09556 is the best complementary color to Prefect. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5772b0 complementary color is Limed Oak, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of San Marino are #569eb0 and #6856b0. Thus found on the left and right of #5772b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Prefect.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Prefect palette consists of #9eb056 and #b06856 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b09556). Try Olive Green and Santa Fe colors in combination with #5772b0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #5772b0 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Prefect. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Cadillac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Prefect contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Oak, Tapestry, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #5772b0 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Prefect tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b09556) and two others. The Cadillac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Limed Oak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b05671 and #56b094.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5772b0 is made of 23% red, 30% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Prefect has a hue angle of 221.8°, a saturation of 36.03% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5772b0 is made of 34.9% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black ink.

HEX #5772b0
RGB Decimal rgb(87,114,176)
RGB Percentage 23%, 30%, 47%
CMYK 34.9, 24.31, 0, 30.98
HSL hsl(221.8,36.03%,51.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(221.8,50.57%,69.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.5054,7.9397,-36.0354)
XYZ xyz(17.7843,17.1955,43.456)
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