Blue Smart is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #a8794b |
| Complementary Color | #b48557 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.68° 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 Blue Smart Color. The Caspian Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dusk Blue (#7ba0c0) for more calm effect. Try Ocean View as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b48557 is the best complementary color to Blue Smart. 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 #5786b4 complementary color is Driftwood, 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 #57b4b3 and #5757b4. Thus found on the left and right of #5786b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Blue Smart.
The split-complementary Blue Smart palette consists of #b4b357 and #b45757 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b48557). Try Olive Green and Matrix colors in combination with #5786b4, 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 #5786b4 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 Blue Smart. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Smart contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Driftwood, Wisteria, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #5786b4 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 Smart tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b48557) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Driftwood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b45785 and #57b485.
In a RGB color space, hex #5786b4 is made of 22% red, 33% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Smart has a hue angle of 209.68°, a saturation of 38.27% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5786b4 is made of 36.47% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #5786b4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(87,134,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 33%, 45% |
| CMYK | 36.47, 18.04, 0, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(209.68,38.27%,52.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.68,51.67%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.4192,-2.7361,-29.1001) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6938,22.3717,46.4075) |