Unexplained Color

#69667c

Unexplained 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 #969983
Complementary Color #797b66
Color Shade: mid blue (248.18° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 44.31% (better contrasting with white)
Unexplained Color Sample
Unexplained Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #69667c

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Unexplained Color. The Grape Harvest color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Purple Spire (#746f9d) for more energetic effect. Try Grape Jam as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#797b66 is the best complementary color to Unexplained. 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 #69667c complementary color is Flax Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #666e7b and #73667b. Thus found on the left and right of #69667c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Salt Box colors as they work well with Unexplained.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Unexplained palette consists of #6e7b66 and #7b7366 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#797b66). Try Limed Ash and Pablo colors in combination with #69667c, 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 #69667c 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 Unexplained. Thus Xanadu and Sand Dune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Unexplained contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flax Smoke, Falcon, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #69667c square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan 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. Unexplained tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#797b66) and two others. The Sand Dune 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 #7b6866 and #66797b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #69667c is made of 32% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Unexplained has a hue angle of 248.18°, a saturation of 9.73% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #69667c is made of 7.45% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black ink.

HEX #69667c
RGB Decimal rgb(105,102,124)
RGB Percentage 32%, 31%, 37%
CMYK 7.45, 8.63, 0, 51.37
HSL hsl(248.18,9.73%,44.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(248.18,17.74%,48.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.1773,6.0193,-11.8259)
XYZ xyz(14.2152,13.9612,21.0144)
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