Relaxed Blue 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 | #967568 |
| Complementary Color | #977669 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Relaxed Blue Color. The Long Lake 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 soft alternative called Desert Night (#5f727a) for more calm effect. Try Blue Stone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#977669 is the best complementary color to Relaxed Blue. 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 #698a97 complementary color is Cement, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gothic are #69978d and #697297. Thus found on the left and right of #698a97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Lynch colors as they work well with Relaxed Blue.
The split-complementary Relaxed Blue palette consists of #978d69 and #976972 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#977669). Try Arrowtown and Copper Rose colors in combination with #698a97, 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 #698a97 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 Relaxed Blue. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Relaxed Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cement, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #698a97 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Relaxed Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#977669) 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 #97698a and #699776.
In a RGB color space, hex #698a97 is made of 27% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Relaxed Blue has a hue angle of 196.96°, a saturation of 18.11% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #698a97 is made of 18.04% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #698a97 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,138,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 35%, 38% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 5.1, 0, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(196.96,18.11%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.96,30.46%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.4968,-8.3225,-10.6875) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5001,23.4146,32.7172) |