Blue Linen is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #a5a195 |
| Complementary Color | #6a6659 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (225° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Linen Color. The Manhattan Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Vortex (#3d4457) for more energetic effect. Try Bella Sera as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a6659 is the best complementary color to Blue Linen. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5a5e6a complementary color is Kokoda, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shuttle Gray are #59666a and #5e596a. Thus found on the left and right of #5a5e6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Blue Linen.
The split-complementary Blue Linen palette consists of #666a59 and #6a5e59 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a6659). Try Siam and Dorado colors in combination with #5a5e6a, 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 #5a5e6a 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 Blue Linen. Thus Willow Grove and Zambezi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Linen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kokoda, Scorpion, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a5e6a square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm yellow and cool 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 Linen tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#6a6659) and two others. The Zambezi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Kokoda. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a595d and #596a66.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a5e6a is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Linen has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 8.16% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a5e6a is made of 6.28% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #5a5e6a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,94,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 6.28, 4.71, 0, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(225,8.16%,38.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225,15.09%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.948,1.1755,-7.359) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8207,11.2197,15.231) |