Tool 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 | #9c867a |
| Complementary Color | #856f63 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tool Blue Color. The Dark Storm Cloud color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cavolo Nero (#72939e) for more energetic effect. Try Silk Khimar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#856f63 is the best complementary color to Tool 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 #637985 complementary color is Sand Dune, 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 Slate Gray are #638580 and #636785. Thus found on the left and right of #637985 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian Green and Comet colors as they work well with Tool Blue.
The split-complementary Tool Blue palette consists of #858063 and #856367 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#856f63). Try Clay Creek and Falcon colors in combination with #637985, 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 #637985 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 Tool Blue. Thus Flax Smoke and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tool Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sand Dune, Rum, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #637985 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. Tool Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#856f63) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Sand Dune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #856378 and #63856f.
In a RGB color space, hex #637985 is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Tool Blue has a hue angle of 201.18°, a saturation of 14.66% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #637985 is made of 13.34% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #637985 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(99,121,133) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 38% |
| CMYK | 13.34, 4.71, 0, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(201.18,14.66%,45.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.18,25.56%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.5214,-5.1024,-9.1958) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2166,18.0208,24.814) |