Bosco 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 | #895f50 |
| Complementary Color | #af8475 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.79° 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 Bosco Blue Color. The Horizon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cosmopolitan (#528bab) for more energetic effect. Try Seal Pup as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#af8475 is the best complementary color to Bosco 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 #76a0af 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 Bali Hai are #75afa1 and #7583af. Thus found on the left and right of #76a0af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Acapulco and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Bosco Blue.
The split-complementary Bosco Blue palette consists of #afa175 and #af7583 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#af8475). Try Mongoose and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #76a0af, 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 #76a0af 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 Bosco Blue. Thus Green Smoke and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bosco Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandal, Wisteria, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #76a0af 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. Bosco Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#af8475) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Sandal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #af75a0 and #75af85.
In a RGB color space, hex #76a0af is made of 26% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Bosco Blue has a hue angle of 195.79°, a saturation of 26.27% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #76a0af is made of 22.36% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #76a0af |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(118,160,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 35%, 39% |
| CMYK | 22.36, 5.88, 0, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(195.79,26.27%,57.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.79,32.57%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.4158,-10.4909,-12.3674) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7799,32.0883,45.2869) |