Blue Shadow 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 | #997d65 |
| Complementary Color | #9a7e66 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Shadow Color. The Spinning Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called NYPD (#5f6e77) for more calm effect. Try Ozone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9a7e66 is the best complementary color to Blue Shadow. 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 #66829a complementary color is Domino, 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 #669a98 and #66679a. Thus found on the left and right of #66829a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Kimberly colors as they work well with Blue Shadow.
The split-complementary Blue Shadow palette consists of #9a9866 and #9a6667 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a7e66). Try Avocado and Copper Rose colors in combination with #66829a, 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 #66829a 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 Blue Shadow. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Shadow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Domino, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #66829a 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. Blue Shadow tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9a7e66) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Domino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a6681 and #669a7e.
In a RGB color space, hex #66829a is made of 26% red, 34% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Shadow has a hue angle of 207.69°, a saturation of 20.47% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66829a is made of 20.39% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #66829a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,130,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 34%, 40% |
| CMYK | 20.39, 9.41, 0, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(207.69,20.47%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.69,33.77%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.084,-3.9177,-16.0848) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2949,21.1231,33.6321) |