Beguiling Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #a19071 |
| Complementary Color | #8e7d5e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Beguiling Blue Color. The Hormagaunt Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cowgirl Blue (#6a87ab) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Planet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8e7d5e is the best complementary color to Beguiling Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5e6f8e complementary color is Domino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lynch are #5e868e and #655e8e. Thus found on the left and right of #5e6f8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hoki and Kimberly colors as they work well with Beguiling Blue.
The split-complementary Beguiling Blue palette consists of #868e5e and #8e655e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e7d5e). Try Avocado and Au Chico colors in combination with #5e6f8e, 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 #5e6f8e offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Beguiling Blue. Thus Highland and Copper Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Beguiling Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Domino, Strikemaster, and Spring Leaves split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e6f8e square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Beguiling Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8e7d5e) and two others. The Copper Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Domino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e5e6f and #5e8e7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e6f8e is made of 27% red, 32% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Beguiling Blue has a hue angle of 218.75°, a saturation of 20.34% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e6f8e is made of 18.83% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #5e6f8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,111,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 32%, 41% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 12.16, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(218.75,20.34%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.75,33.8%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.5805,1.5525,-19.0151) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.183,15.7016,27.8217) |