Freefall Color

#565266

Freefall is pale, 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 #a9ad99
Complementary Color #626652
Color Shade: mid blue (252° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 36.08% (better contrasting with white)
Freefall Color Sample
Freefall Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #565266

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Freefall Color. The Purple Balloon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Castlerock (#5f5e62) for more calm effect. Try Posy Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#626652 is the best complementary color to Freefall. 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 #565266 complementary color is Siam, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Scarpa Flow are #525866 and #605266. Thus found on the left and right of #565266 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Trout and Salt Box colors as they work well with Freefall.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Freefall palette consists of #586652 and #666052 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#626652). Try Cactus and Soya Bean colors in combination with #565266, 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 #565266 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 Freefall. Thus Finlandia and Dorado giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Freefall contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Siam, Zambezi, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #565266 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan 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. Freefall tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#626652) and two others. The Dorado is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shuttle Gray – 120° from the complementary Siam. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #665652 and #526166.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #565266 is made of 32% red, 30% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Freefall has a hue angle of 252°, a saturation of 10.87% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #565266 is made of 6.27% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.

HEX #565266
RGB Decimal rgb(86,82,102)
RGB Percentage 32%, 30%, 38%
CMYK 6.27, 7.84, 0, 60
HSL hsl(252,10.87%,36.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(252,19.61%,40%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.931,6.1747,-10.9613)
XYZ xyz(9.2533,8.9723,13.8145)
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