Manitou Blue Color

#5b92a2

Manitou Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #a46d5d
Complementary Color #a26a5b
Color Shade: mid cyan (193.52° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 49.61% (better contrasting with white)
Manitou Blue Color Sample
Manitou Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5b92a2

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Manitou Blue Color. The Cayman Bay color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Water Glitter (#76afb6) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Catch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a26a5b is the best complementary color to Manitou Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5b92a2 complementary color is Leather, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Horizon are #5ba28e and #5b6ea2. Thus found on the left and right of #5b92a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Manitou Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Manitou Blue palette consists of #a28e5b and #a25b6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a26a5b). Try Barley Corn and Coral Tree colors in combination with #5b92a2, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #5b92a2 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Manitou Blue. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Manitou Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Leather, Trendy Pink, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b92a2 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Manitou Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a26a5b) 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 #a25b92 and #5ba26b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5b92a2 is made of 23% red, 37% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Manitou Blue has a hue angle of 193.52°, a saturation of 28.06% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b92a2 is made of 27.84% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.

HEX #5b92a2
RGB Decimal rgb(91,146,162)
RGB Percentage 23%, 37%, 41%
CMYK 27.84, 6.28, 0, 36.47
HSL hsl(193.52,28.06%,49.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(193.52,43.83%,63.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.454,-13.7906,-14.1301)
XYZ xyz(21.1149,25.3906,37.9704)
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