Heritage 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 | #a26943 |
| Complementary Color | #bc835c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Heritage Blue Color. The Aspara color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Storm Blue (#507b9c) for more calm effect. Try Tufts Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bc835c is the best complementary color to Heritage 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 #5d96bc 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 Hippie Blue are #5cbcb2 and #5c66bc. Thus found on the left and right of #5d96bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fountain Blue and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Heritage Blue.
The split-complementary Heritage Blue palette consists of #bcb25c and #bc5c66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bc835c). Try Olive Green and Cadillac colors in combination with #5d96bc, 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 #5d96bc 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 Heritage Blue. Thus Olivine and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heritage Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Muddy Waters, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d96bc 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. Heritage Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bc835c) 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 #bc5c96 and #5cbc83.
In a RGB color space, hex #5d96bc is made of 22% red, 35% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Heritage Blue has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 41.48% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d96bc is made of 37.26% cyan, 14.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #5d96bc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,150,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 35%, 44% |
| CMYK | 37.26, 14.91, 0, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(204,41.48%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204,50.53%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.681,-8.0123,-25.4908) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4976,27.7707,51.6461) |