Blue Plate 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 | #a48563 |
| Complementary Color | #9c7c5b |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Plate Color. The Empire Blue 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 Sky Lodge (#546977) for more calm effect. Try Climate Control as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9c7c5b is the best complementary color to Blue Plate. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b7a9c complementary color is Leather, 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 #5b9a9c and #5c5b9c. Thus found on the left and right of #5b7a9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Scampi colors as they work well with Blue Plate.
The split-complementary Blue Plate palette consists of #9a9c5b and #9c5c5b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c7c5b). Try Barley Corn and Au Chico colors in combination with #5b7a9c, 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 #5b7a9c 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 Plate. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Plate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Leather, Strikemaster, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b7a9c 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 Plate tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9c7c5b) 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 #9c5b7a and #5b9c7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b7a9c is made of 25% red, 33% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Plate has a hue angle of 211.38°, a saturation of 26.32% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b7a9c is made of 25.49% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #5b7a9c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,122,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 33%, 42% |
| CMYK | 25.49, 13.34, 0, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(211.38,26.32%,48.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.38,41.67%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.1488,-1.9021,-21.7979) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2747,18.5435,34.1213) |