Lobelia 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 | #8b6741 |
| Complementary Color | #bd9a74 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lobelia Color. The Dove Tail color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Azul Pavo Real (#537faf) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Iolite as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bd9a74 is the best complementary color to Lobelia. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7498be complementary color is Teak, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Cove are #74bcbd and #7474bd. Thus found on the left and right of #7498be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Lobelia.
The split-complementary Lobelia palette consists of #bcbd74 and #bd7574 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bd9a74). Try Gimblet and Old Rose colors in combination with #7498be, 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 #7498be 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 Lobelia. Thus Olivine and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lobelia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teak, Fuchsia Pink, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #7498be 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. Lobelia tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#bd9a74) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Teak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bd7497 and #74bd9a.
In a RGB color space, hex #7498be is made of 25% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Lobelia has a hue angle of 210.81°, a saturation of 36.27% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7498be is made of 29.02% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #7498be |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,152,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 33%, 41% |
| CMYK | 29.02, 14.9, 0, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(210.81,36.27%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.81,38.95%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.5568,-2.6966,-23.6305) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.725,29.8872,53.0227) |