Sapphire Shimmer Blue 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 | #a88950 |
| Complementary Color | #af9056 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sapphire Shimmer Blue Color. The Integra color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hushed Lilac (#6e8fb4) for more calm effect. Try Cliff Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#af9056 is the best complementary color to Sapphire Shimmer Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5776af complementary color is Limed Oak, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wedgewood are #56a2af and #6456af. Thus found on the left and right of #5776af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Sapphire Shimmer Blue.
The split-complementary Sapphire Shimmer Blue palette consists of #a2af56 and #af6456 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#af9056). Try Olive Green and Matrix colors in combination with #5776af, 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 #5776af 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 Sapphire Shimmer Blue. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sapphire Shimmer Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Oak, Tapestry, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #5776af square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sapphire Shimmer Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#af9056) and two others. The Tapestry 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 #af5675 and #56af8f.
In a RGB color space, hex #5776af is made of 23% red, 31% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Sapphire Shimmer Blue has a hue angle of 218.86°, a saturation of 35.48% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5776af is made of 34.51% cyan, 22.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #5776af |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(87,118,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 31%, 46% |
| CMYK | 34.51, 22.36, 0, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(218.86,35.48%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.86,50.29%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.5909,5.1909,-33.7498) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1468,18.0782,43.0905) |