Cliff 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 | #a27042 |
| Complementary Color | #bd8b5d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cliff Blue Color. The Petrel color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Stormfang (#80a7c1) for more calm effect. Try Flying Fish as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bd8b5d is the best complementary color to Cliff 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 #5d8fbd complementary color is Muddy Waters, 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 Steel Blue are #5dbdba and #5d5fbd. Thus found on the left and right of #5d8fbd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fountain Blue and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Cliff Blue.
The split-complementary Cliff Blue palette consists of #bdba5d and #bd5d5f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bd8b5d). Try Celery and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown colors in combination with #5d8fbd, 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 #5d8fbd 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 Cliff Blue. Thus Mantis and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cliff Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Muddy Waters, Amethyst, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d8fbd 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. Cliff Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bd8b5d) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Muddy Waters. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bd5d8e and #5dbd8a.
In a RGB color space, hex #5d8fbd is made of 22% red, 34% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Cliff Blue has a hue angle of 208.75°, a saturation of 42.11% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d8fbd is made of 37.65% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #5d8fbd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,143,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 34%, 44% |
| CMYK | 37.65, 18.04, 0, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(208.75,42.11%,55.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.75,50.79%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.6997,-3.7539,-29.1165) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.522,25.6462,51.8546) |