Blue Zephyr 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 | #a49989 |
| Complementary Color | #766a5a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Zephyr Color. The Blueberry Patch color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Asphalt Blue (#474c55) for more calm effect. Try Poppy Seed as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#766a5a is the best complementary color to Blue Zephyr. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b6676 complementary color is Coffee, 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 #5a7376 and #5d5a76. Thus found on the left and right of #5b6676 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Smoky colors as they work well with Blue Zephyr.
The split-complementary Blue Zephyr palette consists of #73765a and #765d5a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#766a5a). Try Kokoda and Russett colors in combination with #5b6676, 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 #5b6676 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 Zephyr. Thus Willow Grove and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Zephyr contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coffee, Old Lavender, and Cactus split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b6676 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 Zephyr tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#766a5a) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #765a65 and #5a766b.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b6676 is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Zephyr has a hue angle of 215.56°, a saturation of 12.92% and a lightness of 40.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b6676 is made of 10.58% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black ink.
| HEX | #5b6676 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,102,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 10.58, 6.27, 0, 53.73 |
| HSL | hsl(215.56,12.92%,40.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.56,22.88%,46.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.8158,-0.3655,-10.3661) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3358,13.0349,19.0054) |