Blue Calico is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #5a321e |
| Complementary Color | #e1b8a4 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Calico Color. The Oxygen Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Surf's Up (#c6e4eb) for more calm effect. Try Endless Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e1b8a4 is the best complementary color to Blue Calico. 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 #a5cde1 complementary color is Cashmere, 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 Regent St Blue are #a4e1d7 and #a4aee1. Thus found on the left and right of #a5cde1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Morning Glory and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Blue Calico.
The split-complementary Blue Calico palette consists of #e1d6a4 and #e1a4ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1b8a4). Try Sapling and Shilo colors in combination with #a5cde1, 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 #a5cde1 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 Calico. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Calico contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cashmere, Light Wisteria, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5cde1 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 Calico tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e1b8a4) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chinook – 120° from the complementary Cashmere. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1a4cc and #a4e1b8.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5cde1 is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Calico has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5cde1 is made of 23.53% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #a5cde1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,205,225) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 38% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 7.85, 0, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(200,50%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,26.67%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.2348,-8.6669,-14.225) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.939,57.0982,79.5705) |