Corsican Blue Color

#646093

Corsican Blue is calm, 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 #9b9f6c
Complementary Color #8f9360
Color Shade: mid blue (244.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 47.65% (better contrasting with white)
Corsican Blue Color Sample
Corsican Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #646093

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Corsican Blue Color. The Benimidori Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Stormy Horizon (#777799) for more calm effect. Try Blue Dove as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8f9360 is the best complementary color to Corsican Blue. 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 #646093 complementary color is Avocado, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Kimberly are #607593 and #7d6093. Thus found on the left and right of #646093 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lynch and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Corsican Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Corsican Blue palette consists of #759360 and #937d60 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f9360). Try Highland and Domino colors in combination with #646093, 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 #646093 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 Corsican Blue. Thus Glade Green and Au Chico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Corsican Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Avocado, Strikemaster, and Patina split by 90° on the color wheel. #646093 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan 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. Corsican Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#8f9360) and two others. The Au Chico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Avocado. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #936360 and #608f93.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #646093 is made of 29% red, 28% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Corsican Blue has a hue angle of 244.71°, a saturation of 20.99% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #646093 is made of 18.43% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black ink.

HEX #646093
RGB Decimal rgb(100,96,147)
RGB Percentage 29%, 28%, 43%
CMYK 18.43, 20, 0, 42.35
HSL hsl(244.71,20.99%,47.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(244.71,34.69%,57.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.0357,13.9534,-27.4432)
XYZ xyz(14.7049,13.1817,29.373)
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