Gunjō 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 | #a27351 |
| Complementary Color | #ae7f5d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gunjō Blue Color. The Yawl 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 soft alternative called Bosco Blue (#76a0af) for more calm effect. Try Metallic Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ae7f5d is the best complementary color to Gunjō 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 #5d8cae complementary color is Limed Oak, 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 Hippie Blue are #5daea7 and #5d63ae. Thus found on the left and right of #5d8cae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Scampi colors as they work well with Gunjō Blue.
The split-complementary Gunjō Blue palette consists of #aea75d and #ae5d63 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ae7f5d). Try Olive Green and Matrix colors in combination with #5d8cae, 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 #5d8cae 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 Gunjō Blue. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gunjō Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Oak, Wisteria, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d8cae 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. Gunjō Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ae7f5d) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Limed Oak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ae5d8b and #5dae7f.
In a RGB color space, hex #5d8cae is made of 23% red, 34% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Gunjō Blue has a hue angle of 205.19°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d8cae is made of 31.77% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #5d8cae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,140,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 34%, 43% |
| CMYK | 31.77, 13.34, 0, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(205.19,33.33%,52.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.19,46.55%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.227,-6.5195,-22.8496) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5323,24.1393,43.5689) |