Cropper 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 | #a38468 |
| Complementary Color | #97785b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cropper Blue Color. The Montage color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Midnight Show (#546473) for more calm effect. Try Night Market as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#97785b is the best complementary color to Cropper 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 #5c7b97 complementary color is Leather, 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 Hoki are #5b9795 and #5b5d97. Thus found on the left and right of #5c7b97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Cropper Blue.
The split-complementary Cropper Blue palette consists of #97955b and #975b5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97785b). Try Barley Corn and Au Chico colors in combination with #5c7b97, 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 #5c7b97 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 Cropper Blue. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cropper Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Leather, Trendy Pink, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c7b97 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. Cropper Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#97785b) 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 #975b7a and #5b9778.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c7b97 is made of 25% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Cropper Blue has a hue angle of 208.47°, a saturation of 24.28% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c7b97 is made of 23.14% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #5c7b97 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,123,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 34%, 41% |
| CMYK | 23.14, 10.98, 0, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(208.47,24.28%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.47,39.07%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.3055,-3.6315,-18.628) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0825,18.6756,31.9826) |