Yearning Color

#061088

Yearning is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #f9ef77
Complementary Color #887d06
Color Shade: cool blue (235.38° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.84% (better contrasting with white)
Yearning Color Sample
Yearning Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #061088

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Yearning Color. The Abyssal Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Torea Bay (#0f2d9e) for more calm effect. Try Underwater Falling as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#887d06 is the best complementary color to Yearning. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #061088 complementary color is Corn Harvest, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ultramarine are #065188 and #3c0688. Thus found on the left and right of #061088 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venice Blue and Kingfisher Daisy colors as they work well with Yearning.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Yearning palette consists of #518806 and #883c06 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#887d06). Try Limeade and Peru Tan colors in combination with #061088, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #061088 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Yearning. Thus Japanese Laurel and Monarch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Yearning contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corn Harvest, Cardinal Pink, and Salem split by 90° on the color wheel. #061088 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Yearning tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#887d06) and two others. The Monarch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Elf Green – 120° from the complementary Corn Harvest. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #880610 and #06887e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #061088 is made of 4% red, 10% green and 86% blue. In a HSL mode Yearning has a hue angle of 235.38°, a saturation of 91.55% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #061088 is made of 50.98% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #061088
RGB Decimal rgb(6,16,136)
RGB Percentage 4%, 10%, 86%
CMYK 50.98, 47.06, 0, 46.67
HSL hsl(235.38,91.55%,27.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(235.38,95.59%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(16.4389,43.7563,-63.9824)
XYZ xyz(4.7043,2.1869,23.4667)
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