Blue Slate 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 | #a5a097 |
| Complementary Color | #67625a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Slate Color. The Grape Haze color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Astrogranite (#757679) for more calm effect. Try Saltbox Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#67625a is the best complementary color to Blue Slate. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5a5f68 complementary color is Flint, 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 Shuttle Gray are #5a6567 and #5c5a67. Thus found on the left and right of #5a5f68 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Blue Slate.
The split-complementary Blue Slate palette consists of #65675a and #675c5a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#67625a). Try Siam and Dorado colors in combination with #5a5f68, 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 #5a5f68 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 Slate. Thus Willow Grove and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Slate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flint, Scorpion, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a5f68 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. Blue Slate tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#67625a) and two others. The Scorpion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Flint. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #675a5e and #5a6762.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a5f68 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Slate has a hue angle of 218.57°, a saturation of 7.22% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a5f68 is made of 5.49% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #5a5f68 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,95,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 3.53, 0, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(218.57,7.22%,38.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.57,13.46%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.1763,0.0922,-5.7897) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8073,11.3576,14.7193) |