Canyon 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 | #9f8471 |
| Complementary Color | #8e7260 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Canyon Blue Color. The Evening Symphony color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Plum Blue (#4b6176) for more energetic effect. Try Loyalty as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8e7260 is the best complementary color to Canyon 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 #607b8e complementary color is Cement, 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 Lynch are #608e8a and #60638e. Thus found on the left and right of #607b8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Kimberly colors as they work well with Canyon Blue.
The split-complementary Canyon Blue palette consists of #8e8a60 and #8e6064 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e7260). Try Clay Creek and Copper Rose colors in combination with #607b8e, 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 #607b8e 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 Canyon Blue. Thus Highland and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Canyon Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cement, Trendy Pink, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #607b8e 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. Canyon Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8e7260) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Cement. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e607b and #608e72.
In a RGB color space, hex #607b8e is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Canyon Blue has a hue angle of 204.78°, a saturation of 19.33% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #607b8e is made of 18.04% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #607b8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,123,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 34%, 39% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 7.45, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(204.78,19.33%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.78,32.39%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.2227,-4.8982,-13.455) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7893,18.6057,28.2976) |