Kentucky Blue 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 | #5a4c33 |
| Complementary Color | #ccbea5 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kentucky Blue Color. The Nefarious Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Light Time Travel (#c5d2df) for more energetic effect. Try Color Blind as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ccbea5 is the best complementary color to Kentucky Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a5b3cc complementary color is Coral Reef, 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 Rock Blue are #a5c6cc and #aaa5cc. Thus found on the left and right of #a5b3cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Logan colors as they work well with Kentucky Blue.
The split-complementary Kentucky Blue palette consists of #c6cca5 and #ccaaa5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccbea5). Try Thistle Green and Clam Shell colors in combination with #a5b3cc, 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 #a5b3cc 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 Kentucky Blue. Thus Rainee and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kentucky Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Reef, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5b3cc 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. Kentucky Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ccbea5) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Coral Reef. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cca5b3 and #a5ccbe.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5b3cc is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Kentucky Blue has a hue angle of 218.46°, a saturation of 27.66% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5b3cc is made of 15.29% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #a5b3cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,179,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 15.29, 9.8, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(218.46,27.66%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.46,19.12%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.6272,0.4383,-14.2854) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5362,44.5992,63.4933) |