Blue Suede Color

#687b92

Blue Suede 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 #97846d
Complementary Color #927f68
Color Shade: blue cyan (212.86° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 49.02% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Suede Color Sample
Blue Suede Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #687b92

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Suede Color. The Gibraltar color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Coastal Vista (#8293a0) for more calm effect. Try American Anthem as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#927f68 is the best complementary color to Blue Suede. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #687b92 complementary color is Cement, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lynch are #689092 and #696892. Thus found on the left and right of #687b92 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Kimberly colors as they work well with Blue Suede.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Suede palette consists of #909268 and #926a68 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#927f68). Try Avocado and Copper Rose colors in combination with #687b92, 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 #687b92 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 Blue Suede. Thus Highland and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Suede contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cement, Strikemaster, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #687b92 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Blue Suede tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#927f68) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Cement. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #92687a and #68927f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #687b92 is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Suede has a hue angle of 212.86°, a saturation of 16.8% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #687b92 is made of 16.47% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black ink.

HEX #687b92
RGB Decimal rgb(104,123,146)
RGB Percentage 28%, 33%, 39%
CMYK 16.47, 9.01, 0, 42.75
HSL hsl(212.86,16.8%,49.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(212.86,28.77%,57.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.9021,-1.3448,-14.7202)
XYZ xyz(17.9802,19.1843,29.9494)
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