Columbus 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 | #a08a70 |
| Complementary Color | #8f795f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Columbus Color. The Bermuda Triangle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Faded Denim (#798ea4) for more calm effect. Try Trekking Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8f795f is the best complementary color to Columbus. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5f758f 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 #5f8d8f and #615f8f. Thus found on the left and right of #5f758f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Kimberly colors as they work well with Columbus.
The split-complementary Columbus palette consists of #8d8f5f and #8f615f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f795f). Try Avocado and Au Chico colors in combination with #5f758f, 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 #5f758f 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 Columbus. Thus Highland and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Columbus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Domino, Strikemaster, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f758f 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. Columbus tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8f795f) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Domino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f5f74 and #5f8f79.
In a RGB color space, hex #5f758f is made of 27% red, 33% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Columbus has a hue angle of 212.5°, a saturation of 20.17% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f758f is made of 18.83% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #5f758f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(95,117,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 33%, 40% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 10.2, 0, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(212.5,20.17%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.5,33.57%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.4343,-1.4352,-16.7663) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0385,17.1386,28.4494) |