Glaucous Color

#6082b6

Glaucous is calm, 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 #9f7d49
Complementary Color #b69460
Color Shade: blue cyan (216.28° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 54.51% (better contrasting with white)
Glaucous Color Sample
Glaucous Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6082b6

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Glaucous Color. The Cottage Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Alaskan Ice (#7e9ec2) for more calm effect. Try Bluesy Note as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b69460 is the best complementary color to Glaucous. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6082b6 complementary color is Muddy Waters, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Hippie Blue are #60adb6 and #6960b6. Thus found on the left and right of #6082b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Glaucous.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Glaucous palette consists of #adb660 and #b66960 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b69460). Try Olive Green and Matrix colors in combination with #6082b6, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #6082b6 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 Glaucous. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Glaucous contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Muddy Waters, Fuchsia Pink, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #6082b6 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Glaucous tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b69460) 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 #b66081 and #60b694.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6082b6 is made of 24% red, 32% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Glaucous has a hue angle of 216.28°, a saturation of 37.07% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6082b6 is made of 33.72% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.

HEX #6082b6
RGB Decimal rgb(96,130,182)
RGB Percentage 24%, 32%, 45%
CMYK 33.72, 20.39, 0, 28.63
HSL hsl(216.28,37.07%,54.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(216.28,47.25%,71.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.8456,2.4075,-31.1007)
XYZ xyz(21.25,21.8295,47.3495)
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