Blue Chrysocolla 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 | #88482f |
| Complementary Color | #cf9077 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Chrysocolla Color. The Tourmaline Water Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Children's Soft Blue (#a1ced7) for more calm effect. Try Water Spirit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cf9077 is the best complementary color to Blue Chrysocolla. 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 #77b7d0 complementary color is Antique Brass, 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 Half Baked are #77cfbc and #778acf. Thus found on the left and right of #77b7d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Moody Blue colors as they work well with Blue Chrysocolla.
The split-complementary Blue Chrysocolla palette consists of #cfbc77 and #cf778a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cf9077). Try Laser and Charm colors in combination with #77b7d0, 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 #77b7d0 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 Blue Chrysocolla. Thus Wild Willow and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Chrysocolla contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Antique Brass, Lavender, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #77b7d0 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. Blue Chrysocolla tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cf9077) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Antique Brass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cf77b6 and #77cf90.
In a RGB color space, hex #77b7d0 is made of 23% red, 36% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Chrysocolla has a hue angle of 196.85°, a saturation of 48.63% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77b7d0 is made of 34.9% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #77b7d0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,183,208) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 36%, 41% |
| CMYK | 34.9, 9.81, 0, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(196.85,48.63%,64.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.85,42.79%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.1067,-13.9433,-19.038) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9264,42.343,65.954) |