Blue Gourami 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 | #965d2a |
| Complementary Color | #d49c69 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Gourami Color. The Manakin color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Sonki (#4a87cb) for more calm effect. Try Rhodes as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d49c69 is the best complementary color to Blue Gourami. 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 #69a2d5 complementary color is Whiskey, 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 Danube are #69d4d2 and #696bd4. Thus found on the left and right of #69a2d5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Moody Blue colors as they work well with Blue Gourami.
The split-complementary Blue Gourami palette consists of #d4d269 and #d4696b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d49c69). Try Tacha and Chestnut Rose colors in combination with #69a2d5, 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 #69a2d5 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 Blue Gourami. Thus Feijoa and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Gourami contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Whiskey, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #69a2d5 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. Blue Gourami tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d49c69) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Downy – 120° from the complementary Whiskey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d469a1 and #69d49c.
In a RGB color space, hex #69a2d5 is made of 22% red, 34% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Gourami has a hue angle of 208.33°, a saturation of 56.25% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #69a2d5 is made of 42.35% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #69a2d5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,162,213) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 34%, 44% |
| CMYK | 42.35, 20, 0, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(208.33,56.25%,62.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.33,50.7%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.6822,-4.4988,-31.6997) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7563,33.648,67.8245) |