Sapphired 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 | #a47d59 |
| Complementary Color | #a67f5a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sapphired Color. The Shirt Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Post Boy (#7a99ad) for more calm effect. Try Cape Cod Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a67f5a is the best complementary color to Sapphired. 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 #5b82a6 complementary color is Barley Corn, 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 #5aa6a4 and #5a5ca6. Thus found on the left and right of #5b82a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Scampi colors as they work well with Sapphired.
The split-complementary Sapphired palette consists of #a6a45a and #a65a5c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a67f5a). Try Barley Corn and Matrix colors in combination with #5b82a6, 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 #5b82a6 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 Sapphired. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sapphired contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Barley Corn, Wisteria, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b82a6 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. Sapphired tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a67f5a) 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 #a65a81 and #5aa67f.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b82a6 is made of 24% red, 34% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Sapphired has a hue angle of 208.8°, a saturation of 29.64% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b82a6 is made of 29.41% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #5b82a6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,130,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 34%, 43% |
| CMYK | 29.41, 14.12, 0, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(208.8,29.64%,50.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.8,45.18%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.8866,-3.6514,-23.3967) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.18,20.9426,39.1078) |