Blue Fjord Color

#628daa

Blue Fjord 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 #9d7255
Complementary Color #aa7f62
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.17° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 52.55% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Fjord Color Sample
Blue Fjord Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #628daa

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Fjord Color. The Columbus color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Laguna Blue (#5a7490) for more calm effect. Try Metallic Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#aa7f62 is the best complementary color to Blue Fjord. 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 #628daa complementary color is Muesli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Horizon are #62aaa3 and #6268aa. Thus found on the left and right of #628daa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Scampi colors as they work well with Blue Fjord.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Fjord palette consists of #aaa362 and #aa6268 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa7f62). Try Green Smoke and Coral Tree colors in combination with #628daa, 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 #628daa 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 Blue Fjord. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Fjord contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Muesli, Wisteria, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #628daa square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Blue Fjord tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#aa7f62) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Muesli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa628c and #62aa7f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #628daa is made of 24% red, 34% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Fjord has a hue angle of 204.17°, a saturation of 29.75% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #628daa is made of 28.24% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #628daa
RGB Decimal rgb(98,141,170)
RGB Percentage 24%, 34%, 42%
CMYK 28.24, 11.38, 0, 33.33
HSL hsl(204.17,29.75%,52.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.17,42.35%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.633,-6.9292,-19.917)
XYZ xyz(21.8176,24.5487,41.6187)
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