Picton Blue is calm, 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 | #a45f2f |
| Complementary Color | #d08b5a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Picton Blue Color. The King Triton color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Clear Weather (#66bbdd) for more energetic effect. Try Delicate Girl Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d08b5a is the best complementary color to Picton 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 #5ba0d0 complementary color is Japonica, 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 Danube are #5ad0c5 and #5a65d0. Thus found on the left and right of #5ba0d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Indigo colors as they work well with Picton Blue.
The split-complementary Picton Blue palette consists of #d0c55a and #d05a65 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d08b5a). Try Tacha and Chestnut Rose colors in combination with #5ba0d0, 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 #5ba0d0 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 Picton Blue. Thus Celery and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Picton Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Japonica, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #5ba0d0 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. Picton Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d08b5a) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Japonica. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d05a9f and #5ad08b.
In a RGB color space, hex #5ba0d0 is made of 20% red, 35% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Picton Blue has a hue angle of 204.62°, a saturation of 55.45% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5ba0d0 is made of 45.88% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #5ba0d0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,160,208) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 35%, 45% |
| CMYK | 45.88, 18.82, 0, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(204.62,55.45%,58.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.62,56.25%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.2766,-7.9493,-31.1515) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2704,31.9198,64.3456) |