Smoke Blue is calm, 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 | #974 |
| Complementary Color | #b96 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Smoke Blue Color. The Old Faithful color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called New Age Blue (#496ead) for more energetic effect. Try Seaborne as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b96 is the best complementary color to Smoke 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 #68b complementary color is White, 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 White are #66b2bb and #6e66bb. Thus found on the left and right of #68b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Smoke Blue.
The split-complementary Smoke Blue palette consists of #b2bb66 and #bb6e66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b96). Try Gimblet and Contessa colors in combination with #68b, 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 #68b 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 Smoke Blue. Thus White and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smoke Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Fuchsia Pink, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #68b 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. Smoke Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b96) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb6687 and #6b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #6688bb is made of 24% red, 32% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Smoke Blue has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6688bb is made of 33.33% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #6688bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,136,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 32%, 44% |
| CMYK | 33.33, 20, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(216,38.46%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,45.45%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.1088,1.9037,-30.4104) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2533,24.021,50.4246) |