Cottage Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, mid green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #87613a |
| Complementary Color | #c59e77 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cottage Blue Color. The Flight Time 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 Sea Note (#5482c2) for more energetic effect. Try Moon Jellyfish as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c59e77 is the best complementary color to Cottage Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #789ec5 complementary color is Twine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Glacier are #77c4c5 and #7877c5. Thus found on the left and right of #789ec5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Half Baked and Blue Marguerite colors as they work well with Cottage Blue.
The split-complementary Cottage Blue palette consists of #c4c577 and #c57877 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c59e77). Try Wild Willow and Contessa colors in combination with #789ec5, 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 #789ec5 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 Cottage Blue. Thus Olivine and Puce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cottage Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Twine, Fuchsia Pink, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #789ec5 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, warm red 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. Cottage Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c59e77) and two others. The Puce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Twine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5779e and #77c59f.
In a RGB color space, hex #789ec5 is made of 25% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Cottage Blue has a hue angle of 210.39°, a saturation of 39.9% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #789ec5 is made of 30.19% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #789ec5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,158,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 33%, 41% |
| CMYK | 30.19, 15.29, 0, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(210.39,39.9%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.39,39.09%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.736,-3.0658,-24.1907) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0506,32.478,57.5084) |