Outer Rim is deep, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #de8 |
| Complementary Color | #657710 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (250° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Outer Rim Color. The Ocean Abyss color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Underground Stream (#120a65) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Gem as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#657710 is the best complementary color to Outer Rim. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #217 complementary color is Olivetone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #103277 and #551077. Thus found on the left and right of #217 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Koamaru and Persian Indigo colors as they work well with Outer Rim.
The split-complementary Outer Rim palette consists of #327710 and #775510 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#657710). Try Bilbao and Raw Umber colors in combination with #217, 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 #217 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Outer Rim. Thus Jewel and Pueblo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Outer Rim contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olivetone, Claret, and Jewel split by 90° on the color wheel. #217 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Outer Rim tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#657710) and two others. The Pueblo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surfie Green – 120° from the complementary Olivetone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #772210 and #106577.
In a RGB color space, hex #221177 is made of 20% red, 10% green and 70% blue. In a HSL mode Outer Rim has a hue angle of 250°, a saturation of 75% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #221177 is made of 33.34% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #221177 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(34,17,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 10%, 70% |
| CMYK | 33.34, 40, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(250,75%,26.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(250,85.71%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(15.8652,39.2777,-54.0728) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.1899,2.0729,17.632) |