Bluestone Path 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 | #9f7e5d |
| Complementary Color | #a28160 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bluestone Path Color. The Blue Odyssey 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 soft alternative called Moonlight Blue (#506886) for more calm effect. Try Fern Flower as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a28160 is the best complementary color to Bluestone Path. 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 #6081a2 complementary color is Barley Corn, 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 #60a2a2 and #6060a2. Thus found on the left and right of #6081a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Scampi colors as they work well with Bluestone Path.
The split-complementary Bluestone Path palette consists of #a2a260 and #a26060 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a28160). Try Green Smoke and Au Chico colors in combination with #6081a2, 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 #6081a2 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 Bluestone Path. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bluestone Path contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Barley Corn, Strikemaster, and Aqua Forest split by 90° on the color wheel. #6081a2 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. Bluestone Path tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a28160) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Barley Corn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a26081 and #60a281.
In a RGB color space, hex #6081a2 is made of 25% red, 33% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Bluestone Path has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 26.19% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6081a2 is made of 25.88% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #6081a2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,129,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 33%, 42% |
| CMYK | 25.88, 12.94, 0, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(210,26.19%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,40.74%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.7254,-2.8764,-21.3049) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1957,20.7959,37.1847) |