Evening Lagoon Color

#5868ae

Evening Lagoon is soft, 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 #a79751
Complementary Color #ae9e57
Color Shade: cool blue (228.84° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 51.37% (better contrasting with white)
Evening Lagoon Color Sample
Evening Lagoon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5868ae

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Evening Lagoon Color. The Ontario Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Persian Jewel (#6e81be) for more energetic effect. Try Bodega Bay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ae9e57 is the best complementary color to Evening Lagoon. 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 #5868ae complementary color is Teak, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Scampi are #5793ae and #7357ae. Thus found on the left and right of #5868ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Studio colors as they work well with Evening Lagoon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Evening Lagoon palette consists of #93ae57 and #ae7357 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ae9e57). Try Chelsea Cucumber and Santa Fe colors in combination with #5868ae, 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 #5868ae 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 Evening Lagoon. Thus Fern and Cadillac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Evening Lagoon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teak, Tapestry, and Aqua Forest split by 90° on the color wheel. #5868ae square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Evening Lagoon tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#ae9e57) and two others. The Cadillac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tradewind – 120° from the complementary Teak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ae5767 and #57ae9e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5868ae is made of 24% red, 28% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Evening Lagoon has a hue angle of 228.84°, a saturation of 34.68% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5868ae is made of 33.73% cyan, 27.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #5868ae
RGB Decimal rgb(88,104,174)
RGB Percentage 24%, 28%, 48%
CMYK 33.73, 27.46, 0, 31.76
HSL hsl(228.84,34.68%,51.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(228.84,49.43%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.6771,13.7195,-39.3294)
XYZ xyz(16.6148,15.0313,42.07)
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