Swollen Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #989983 |
| Complementary Color | #7a7b66 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (242.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Swollen Sky Color. The Legendary Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Midnight Badger (#585960) for more calm effect. Try Purple Spire as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7a7b66 is the best complementary color to Swollen Sky. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #67667c complementary color is Flax Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Dolphin are #666f7b and #72667b. Thus found on the left and right of #67667c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Salt Box colors as they work well with Swollen Sky.
The split-complementary Swollen Sky palette consists of #707b66 and #7b7266 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7a7b66). Try Limed Ash and Pablo colors in combination with #67667c, 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 #67667c offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Swollen Sky. Thus Glade Green and Spicy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Swollen Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flax Smoke, Falcon, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #67667c square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Swollen Sky tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#7a7b66) and two others. The Spicy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sirocco – 120° from the complementary Flax Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b6766 and #667a7b.
In a RGB color space, hex #67667c is made of 31% red, 31% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Swollen Sky has a hue angle of 242.73°, a saturation of 9.73% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #67667c is made of 8.24% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #67667c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(103,102,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 31%, 38% |
| CMYK | 8.24, 8.63, 0, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(242.73,9.73%,44.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(242.73,17.74%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.0048,5.3098,-12.1033) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.983,13.8415,21.0035) |