Cranberry Blue 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 | #8b6b4e |
| Complementary Color | #b19173 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cranberry Blue Color. The Resolute Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cocktail Blue (#5a7aa2) for more energetic effect. Try Showcase Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b19173 is the best complementary color to Cranberry Blue. 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 #7494b1 complementary color is Sandal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wild Blue Yonder are #73b1af and #7375b1. Thus found on the left and right of #7494b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gulf Stream and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Cranberry Blue.
The split-complementary Cranberry Blue palette consists of #b1af73 and #b17375 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b19173). Try Green Smoke and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #7494b1, 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 #7494b1 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 Cranberry Blue. Thus Olivine and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cranberry Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandal, Wisteria, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #7494b1 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cranberry Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b19173) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Acapulco – 120° from the complementary Sandal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b17393 and #73b191.
In a RGB color space, hex #7494b1 is made of 26% red, 34% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Cranberry Blue has a hue angle of 208.52°, a saturation of 28.11% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7494b1 is made of 23.92% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #7494b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,148,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 34%, 40% |
| CMYK | 23.92, 11.37, 0, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(208.52,28.11%,57.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.52,34.46%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.9493,-3.928,-18.749) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7282,28.0671,45.6565) |