Provincial Blue Color

#5c798e

Provincial Blue 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 #a38671
Complementary Color #8e715b
Color Shade: cool cyan (205.2° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 45.88% (better contrasting with white)
Provincial Blue Color Sample
Provincial Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5c798e

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Provincial Blue Color. The Nostalgic Evening color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Intermediate Blue (#56626e) for more calm effect. Try Wave Jumper as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8e715b is the best complementary color to Provincial 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 #5c798e complementary color is Beaver, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lynch are #5b8e8a and #5b5f8e. Thus found on the left and right of #5c798e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Provincial Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Provincial Blue palette consists of #8e8a5b and #8e5b5f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e715b). Try Clay Creek and Au Chico colors in combination with #5c798e, 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 #5c798e 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 Provincial Blue. Thus Highland and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Provincial Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Beaver, Trendy Pink, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c798e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Provincial Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8e715b) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Leaves – 120° from the complementary Beaver. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e5b78 and #5b8e71.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5c798e is made of 26% red, 34% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Provincial Blue has a hue angle of 205.2°, a saturation of 21.37% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c798e is made of 19.61% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.

HEX #5c798e
RGB Decimal rgb(92,121,142)
RGB Percentage 26%, 34%, 40%
CMYK 19.61, 8.24, 0, 44.31
HSL hsl(205.2,21.37%,45.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(205.2,35.21%,55.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.3783,-4.9602,-14.7587)
XYZ xyz(16.1335,17.903,28.1965)
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