Taylor is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #a0a786 |
| Complementary Color | #717958 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (252.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Taylor Color. The Geode color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Salvation (#514e5c) for more calm effect. Try Evening Mauve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#717958 is the best complementary color to Taylor. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5f5879 complementary color is Limed Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Smoky are #586179 and #6f5879. Thus found on the left and right of #5f5879 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Comet and Salt Box colors as they work well with Taylor.
The split-complementary Taylor palette consists of #617958 and #796f58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#717958). Try Willow Grove and Crocodile colors in combination with #5f5879, 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 #5f5879 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Taylor. Thus Spring Leaves and Russett giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Taylor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Ash, Falcon, and Cutty Sark split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f5879 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Taylor tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#717958) and two others. The Russett is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Limed Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #795f58 and #587179.
In a RGB color space, hex #5f5879 is made of 31% red, 29% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Taylor has a hue angle of 252.73°, a saturation of 15.79% and a lightness of 40.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f5879 is made of 10.2% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #5f5879 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(95,88,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 29%, 40% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 12.94, 0, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(252.73,15.79%,40.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(252.73,27.27%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.2293,10.3853,-17.6223) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6602,10.7928,19.5578) |