Cocktail 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 | #a5855d |
| Complementary Color | #a2825a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cocktail Blue Color. The Jay Wing Feathers 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 saturated alternative called Bluebird's Belly (#7395b8) for more energetic effect. Try Cranberry Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a2825a is the best complementary color to Cocktail 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 #5a7aa2 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 #5a9ea2 and #5d5aa2. Thus found on the left and right of #5a7aa2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Scampi colors as they work well with Cocktail Blue.
The split-complementary Cocktail Blue palette consists of #9ea25a and #a25d5a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2825a). Try Green Smoke and Au Chico colors in combination with #5a7aa2, 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 #5a7aa2 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 Cocktail Blue. Thus Asparagus and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cocktail Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Barley Corn, Strikemaster, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a7aa2 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. Cocktail Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a2825a) 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 #a25a7a and #5aa282.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a7aa2 is made of 24% red, 33% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Cocktail Blue has a hue angle of 213.33°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a7aa2 is made of 28.24% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #5a7aa2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,122,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 33%, 43% |
| CMYK | 28.24, 15.69, 0, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(213.33,28.57%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.33,44.44%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.336,-0.4162,-25.0158) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6976,18.7014,36.8594) |