Costume Blue 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 | #9b885f |
| Complementary Color | #a08d63 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Costume Blue Color. The Indigo Navy Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Violet Aura (#838ba4) for more calm effect. Try Cabaret Charm as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a08d63 is the best complementary color to Costume Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6477a0 complementary color is Barley Corn, 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 Waikawa Gray are #6395a0 and #6e63a0. Thus found on the left and right of #6477a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gothic and Kimberly colors as they work well with Costume Blue.
The split-complementary Costume Blue palette consists of #95a063 and #a06e63 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a08d63). Try Green Smoke and Toast colors in combination with #6477a0, 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 #6477a0 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 Costume Blue. Thus Asparagus and Coral Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Costume Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Barley Corn, Strikemaster, and Aqua Forest split by 90° on the color wheel. #6477a0 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. Costume Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a08d63) and two others. The Coral Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Barley Corn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a06376 and #63a08c.
In a RGB color space, hex #6477a0 is made of 26% red, 31% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Costume Blue has a hue angle of 221°, a saturation of 24% and a lightness of 50.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6477a0 is made of 23.53% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #6477a0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(100,119,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 31%, 42% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 16.08, 0, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(221,24%,50.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221,37.5%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.0267,3.5803,-24.2752) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1975,18.441,35.8581) |