Honest Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #a57c61 |
| Complementary Color | #9e755a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Honest Blue Color. The Wedgewood color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Copen Blue (#516b84) for more calm effect. Try Adventure Isle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9e755a is the best complementary color to Honest Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5a839e complementary color is Leather, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Horizon are #5a9e97 and #5a609e. Thus found on the left and right of #5a839e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Honest Blue.
The split-complementary Honest Blue palette consists of #9e975a and #9e5a60 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e755a). Try Barley Corn and Au Chico colors in combination with #5a839e, 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 #5a839e offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Honest Blue. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Honest Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Leather, Trendy Pink, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a839e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Honest Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9e755a) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Leather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e5a82 and #5a9e75.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a839e is made of 24% red, 35% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Honest Blue has a hue angle of 203.82°, a saturation of 27.42% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a839e is made of 26.67% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #5a839e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,131,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 35%, 42% |
| CMYK | 26.67, 10.59, 0, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(203.82,27.42%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.82,43.04%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.8123,-6.816,-18.8841) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5043,20.8749,35.4017) |