Mirage Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #9c9388 |
| Complementary Color | #776e63 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mirage Blue Color. The Serious Cloud color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Forever Denim (#778590) for more energetic effect. Try Senate as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#776e63 is the best complementary color to Mirage Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #636c77 complementary color is Sandstone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nevada are #637677 and #646377. Thus found on the left and right of #636c77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Dolphin colors as they work well with Mirage Blue.
The split-complementary Mirage Blue palette consists of #767763 and #776463 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#776e63). Try Limed Ash and Spicy Pink colors in combination with #636c77, 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 #636c77 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mirage Blue. Thus Willow Grove and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mirage Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandstone, Old Lavender, and Willow Grove split by 90° on the color wheel. #636c77 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mirage Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#776e63) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Sandstone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77636b and #63776e.
In a RGB color space, hex #636c77 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Mirage Blue has a hue angle of 213°, a saturation of 9.17% and a lightness of 42.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #636c77 is made of 7.85% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #636c77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(99,108,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 7.85, 4.32, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(213,9.17%,42.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213,16.81%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.234,-0.9041,-7.2788) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8379,14.7097,19.5627) |