Guilliman Blue is soft, 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 | #9b6a12 |
| Complementary Color | #edbc63 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Guilliman Blue Color. The Seljuk Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Feather Star (#59a1ef) for more energetic effect. Try Portage as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#edbc63 is the best complementary color to Guilliman 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 #6495ed complementary color is Porsche, 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 Cornflower Blue are #63d9ed and #7763ed. Thus found on the left and right of #6495ed on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise Blue and Cornflower Blue colors as they work well with Guilliman Blue.
The split-complementary Guilliman Blue palette consists of #d9ed63 and #ed7763 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#edbc63). Try Manz and Burnt Sienna colors in combination with #6495ed, 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 #6495ed 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 Guilliman Blue. Thus Sulu and Froly giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Guilliman Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Porsche, Lavender Magenta, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6495ed 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. Guilliman Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#edbc63) and two others. The Froly is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turquoise Blue – 120° from the complementary Porsche. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ed6394 and #63edbc.
In a RGB color space, hex #6495ed is made of 21% red, 31% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Guilliman Blue has a hue angle of 218.54°, a saturation of 79.19% and a lightness of 66.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6495ed is made of 53.72% cyan, 34.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #6495ed |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(100,149,237) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 31%, 49% |
| CMYK | 53.72, 34.51, 0, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(218.54,79.19%,66.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.54,57.81%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.9282,9.3428,-49.3061) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.289,30.3186,84.3237) |