Indigo Red is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #96a587 |
| Complementary Color | #69775a |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (270° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Indigo Red Color. The Dark Lavender color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mulled Wine (#524d5b) for more calm effect. Try Batik Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#69775a is the best complementary color to Indigo Red. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #695a78 complementary color is Willow Grove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Smoky are #5a5a77 and #775a77. Thus found on the left and right of #695a78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Comet and Old Lavender colors as they work well with Indigo Red.
The split-complementary Indigo Red palette consists of #5a775a and #77775a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69775a). Try Cactus and Crocodile colors in combination with #695a78, 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 #695a78 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Indigo Red. Thus Como and Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Indigo Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Willow Grove, Russett, and Cutty Sark split by 90° on the color wheel. #695a78 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Indigo Red tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#69775a) and two others. The Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shuttle Gray – 120° from the complementary Willow Grove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77695a and #5a6877.
In a RGB color space, hex #695a78 is made of 33% red, 29% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Indigo Red has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #695a78 is made of 5.88% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #695a78 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,90,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 29%, 38% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 11.77, 0, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(270,14.29%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270,25%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.6894,12.4162,-14.6916) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.872,11.6717,19.3437) |