Cypress Grey Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #958879 |
| Complementary Color | #867869 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cypress Grey Blue Color. The Montage color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Evening East (#585e6a) for more calm effect. Try Nightly as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#867869 is the best complementary color to Cypress Grey Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a7786 complementary color is Makara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pale Sky are #698586 and #6a6986. Thus found on the left and right of #6a7786 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Cypress Grey Blue.
The split-complementary Cypress Grey Blue palette consists of #858669 and #866a69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#867869). Try Bandicoot and Opium colors in combination with #6a7786, 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 #6a7786 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cypress Grey Blue. Thus Camouflage Green and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cypress Grey Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Makara, Old Lavender, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a7786 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cypress Grey Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#867869) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Makara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #866977 and #698679.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a7786 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Cypress Grey Blue has a hue angle of 212.14°, a saturation of 11.67% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a7786 is made of 10.98% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #6a7786 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,119,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 5.88, 0, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(212.14,11.67%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.14,20.9%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.4707,-1.354,-9.8107) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8438,17.9791,25.1368) |