Hypnotic Color

#687783

Hypnotic 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 #97887c
Complementary Color #837368
Color Shade: cool cyan (206.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 46.08% (better contrasting with white)
Hypnotic Color Sample
Hypnotic Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #687783

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hypnotic Color. The Common Feldspar 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 soft alternative called Oslo Grey (#878d91) for more calm effect. Try Bird Blue Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#837368 is the best complementary color to Hypnotic. 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 #687783 complementary color is Sand Dune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pale Sky are #688381 and #686983. Thus found on the left and right of #687783 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Hypnotic.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hypnotic palette consists of #838168 and #836869 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#837368). Try Bandicoot and Spicy Pink colors in combination with #687783, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #687783 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 Hypnotic. Thus Camouflage Green and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hypnotic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sand Dune, Rum, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #687783 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hypnotic tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#837368) 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 #836877 and #688374.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #687783 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Hypnotic has a hue angle of 206.67°, a saturation of 11.49% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #687783 is made of 10.59% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black ink.

HEX #687783
RGB Decimal rgb(104,119,131)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 10.59, 4.7, 0, 48.63
HSL hsl(206.67,11.49%,46.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(206.67,20.61%,51.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.2226,-2.7587,-8.4261)
XYZ xyz(16.4025,17.7754,24.0392)
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