Blowout Color

#658499

Blowout 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 #9a7b66
Complementary Color #997964
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.23° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 49.8% (better contrasting with white)
Blowout Color Sample
Blowout Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #658499

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blowout Color. The West Winds color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Grey Blue (#77a1b5) for more energetic effect. Try Roman Bath as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#997964 is the best complementary color to Blowout. 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 #658499 complementary color is Toast, 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 Hoki are #649993 and #646a99. Thus found on the left and right of #658499 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Kimberly colors as they work well with Blowout.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blowout palette consists of #999364 and #99646a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#997964). Try Clay Creek and Copper Rose colors in combination with #658499, 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 #658499 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 Blowout. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blowout contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Toast, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #658499 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. Blowout tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#997964) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Toast. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #996484 and #649979.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #658499 is made of 26% red, 34% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Blowout has a hue angle of 204.23°, a saturation of 20.47% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #658499 is made of 20.39% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #658499
RGB Decimal rgb(101,132,153)
RGB Percentage 26%, 34%, 40%
CMYK 20.39, 8.24, 0, 40
HSL hsl(204.23,20.47%,49.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.23,33.99%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.5668,-5.6288,-14.7782)
XYZ xyz(19.3679,21.5691,33.2795)
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