Posey 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 | #5a4b39 |
| Complementary Color | #c5b7a5 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Posey Blue Color. The Polished Silver 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 soft alternative called Crater Crawler (#c8ced6) for more calm effect. Try Blueberry Buckle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c5b7a5 is the best complementary color to Posey 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 #a5b4c6 complementary color is Bison Hide, 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 Cadet Blue are #a5c4c5 and #a6a5c5. Thus found on the left and right of #a5b4c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Logan colors as they work well with Posey Blue.
The split-complementary Posey Blue palette consists of #c4c5a5 and #c5a6a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5b7a5). Try Thistle Green and Thatch colors in combination with #a5b4c6, 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 #a5b4c6 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 Posey Blue. Thus Rainee and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Posey Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bison Hide, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5b4c6 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. Posey Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c5b7a5) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Bison Hide. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5a5b3 and #a5c5b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5b4c6 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Posey Blue has a hue angle of 212.73°, a saturation of 22.45% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5b4c6 is made of 12.94% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #a5b4c6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,180,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 7.06, 0, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(212.73,22.45%,71.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.73,16.67%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.7065,-1.423,-10.8825) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0314,44.7191,59.8424) |