Greyish Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #a17e62 |
| Complementary Color | #9d795e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Greyish Blue Color. The Snake River color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Frozen Lake (#7b9cb3) for more energetic effect. Try Riverside as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9d795e is the best complementary color to Greyish Blue. 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 #5e819d complementary color is Leather, 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 Hoki are #5e9d99 and #5e619d. Thus found on the left and right of #5e819d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Greyish Blue.
The split-complementary Greyish Blue palette consists of #9d995e and #9d5e61 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d795e). Try Barley Corn and Au Chico colors in combination with #5e819d, 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 #5e819d 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 Greyish Blue. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Greyish Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Leather, Trendy Pink, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e819d 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. Greyish Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9d795e) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Leather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d5e81 and #5e9d7a.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e819d is made of 25% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Greyish Blue has a hue angle of 206.67°, a saturation of 25.1% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e819d is made of 24.71% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #5e819d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,129,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 34%, 41% |
| CMYK | 24.71, 10.98, 0, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(206.67,25.1%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.67,40.13%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.414,-4.8497,-18.8921) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5522,20.5145,34.8802) |