Lake Lucerne Color

#689db7

Lake Lucerne 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 #976248
Complementary Color #b78267
Color Shade: cool cyan (199.75° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.27% (better contrasting with white)
Lake Lucerne Color Sample
Lake Lucerne Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #689db7

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lake Lucerne Color. The Blue Moon Bay 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 saturated alternative called Lichen Blue (#5d89b3) for more energetic effect. Try Honest Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b78267 is the best complementary color to Lake Lucerne. 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 #689db7 complementary color is Muddy Waters, 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 Hippie Blue are #67b7a9 and #6775b7. Thus found on the left and right of #689db7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Lake Lucerne.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lake Lucerne palette consists of #b7a967 and #b76775 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b78267). Try Gimblet and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #689db7, 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 #689db7 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 Lake Lucerne. Thus Olivine and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lake Lucerne contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Muddy Waters, Wisteria, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #689db7 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. Lake Lucerne tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b78267) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Muddy Waters. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7679d and #67b782.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #689db7 is made of 23% red, 35% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Lake Lucerne has a hue angle of 199.75°, a saturation of 35.43% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #689db7 is made of 30.98% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black ink.

HEX #689db7
RGB Decimal rgb(104,157,183)
RGB Percentage 23%, 35%, 41%
CMYK 30.98, 10.19, 0, 28.24
HSL hsl(199.75,35.43%,56.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(199.75,43.17%,71.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.0627,-10.6043,-18.9811)
XYZ xyz(26.3131,30.4759,49.2953)
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