Bellflower is soft, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #a29955 |
| Complementary Color | #aaa15c |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (232.99° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Bellflower Color. The Marvellous color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Beaded Blue (#494d8b) for more calm effect. Try Minuet Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aaa15c is the best complementary color to Bellflower. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5d66aa complementary color is Teak, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Scampi are #5c8caa and #7a5caa. Thus found on the left and right of #5d66aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Horizon and Deluge colors as they work well with Bellflower.
The split-complementary Bellflower palette consists of #8caa5c and #aa7a5c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aaa15c). Try Chelsea Cucumber and Muesli colors in combination with #5d66aa, 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 #5d66aa offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bellflower. Thus Fern and Coral Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bellflower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teak, Tapestry, and Aqua Forest split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d66aa square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bellflower tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#aaa15c) and two others. The Coral Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Breaker Bay – 120° from the complementary Teak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa5c65 and #5caaa1.
In a RGB color space, hex #5d66aa is made of 25% red, 28% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Bellflower has a hue angle of 232.99°, a saturation of 31.17% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d66aa is made of 30.2% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #5d66aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,102,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 28%, 47% |
| CMYK | 30.2, 26.67, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(232.99,31.17%,51.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(232.99,45.29%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.2652,14.9693,-37.6137) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5213,14.7322,40.003) |