Montreux Blue is pale, 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 | #a7865d |
| Complementary Color | #a28058 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Montreux Blue Color. The Bio Blue 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 saturated alternative called Scuba (#6392b7) for more energetic effect. Try Evening Symphony as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a28058 is the best complementary color to Montreux 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 #5879a2 complementary color is Barley Corn, 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 Waikawa Gray are #589ea2 and #5b58a2. Thus found on the left and right of #5879a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Scampi colors as they work well with Montreux Blue.
The split-complementary Montreux Blue palette consists of #9ea258 and #a25b58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a28058). Try Barley Corn and Au Chico colors in combination with #5879a2, 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 #5879a2 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 Montreux Blue. Thus Asparagus and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Montreux Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Barley Corn, Strikemaster, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #5879a2 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. Montreux Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a28058) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Barley Corn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a25878 and #58a281.
In a RGB color space, hex #5879a2 is made of 24% red, 33% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Montreux Blue has a hue angle of 213.24°, a saturation of 29.6% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5879a2 is made of 29.02% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #5879a2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(88,121,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 33%, 44% |
| CMYK | 29.02, 16.08, 0, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(213.24,29.6%,49.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.24,45.68%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.9276,-0.3552,-25.6573) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3835,18.3581,36.8097) |