Empire 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 | #9e6c4b |
| Complementary Color | #b48261 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Empire Blue Color. The Into the Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Zenith (#497a9f) for more energetic effect. Try Snowboard as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b48261 is the best complementary color to Empire 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 #6193b4 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 #61b4ab and #6169b4. Thus found on the left and right of #6193b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Empire Blue.
The split-complementary Empire Blue palette consists of #b4ab61 and #b46169 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b48261). Try Olive Green and Matrix colors in combination with #6193b4, 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 #6193b4 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 Empire Blue. Thus Olivine and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Empire Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Muddy Waters, Wisteria, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #6193b4 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. Empire Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b48261) 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 #b46192 and #61b482.
In a RGB color space, hex #6193b4 is made of 23% red, 35% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Empire Blue has a hue angle of 203.86°, a saturation of 35.62% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6193b4 is made of 32.55% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #6193b4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(97,147,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 35%, 42% |
| CMYK | 32.55, 12.94, 0, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(203.86,35.62%,54.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.86,46.11%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.6994,-7.7089,-22.4552) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6017,26.7041,47.0905) |