Magic 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 | #9a9487 |
| Complementary Color | #787265 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Magic Color. The Deep Smoke Signal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Quantum Blue (#6e799b) for more energetic effect. Try Country Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#787265 is the best complementary color to Magic. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #656b78 complementary color is Pablo, 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 Shuttle Gray are #657478 and #686578. Thus found on the left and right of #656b78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Dolphin colors as they work well with Magic.
The split-complementary Magic palette consists of #747865 and #786865 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#787265). Try Limed Ash and Sandstone colors in combination with #656b78, 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 #656b78 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 Magic. Thus Willow Grove and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Magic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pablo, Old Lavender, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #656b78 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. Magic tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#787265) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Pablo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78656a and #657872.
In a RGB color space, hex #656b78 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Magic has a hue angle of 221.05°, a saturation of 8.6% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #656b78 is made of 7.45% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #656b78 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,107,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 5.1, 0, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(221.05,8.6%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221.05,15.83%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.1346,0.6396,-8.0116) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0147,14.6382,19.8561) |