Marvellous Color

#6a7fb4

Marvellous is calm, 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 #95804b
Complementary Color #b49f69
Color Shade: blue cyan (222.97° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.08% (better contrasting with white)
Marvellous Color Sample
Marvellous Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a7fb4

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Marvellous Color. The Bel Air Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Denim Tradition (#7f97b5) for more calm effect. Try Submarine Base as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b49f69 is the best complementary color to Marvellous. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a7fb4 complementary color is Teak, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Cove are #69a4b4 and #7a69b4. Thus found on the left and right of #6a7fb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Deluge colors as they work well with Marvellous.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Marvellous palette consists of #a4b469 and #b47969 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b49f69). Try Green Smoke and Coral Tree colors in combination with #6a7fb4, 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 #6a7fb4 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 Marvellous. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Marvellous contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teak, Tapestry, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a7fb4 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green 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. Marvellous tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b49f69) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Teak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4697e and #69b49f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a7fb4 is made of 26% red, 31% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Marvellous has a hue angle of 222.97°, a saturation of 33.04% and a lightness of 56.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a7fb4 is made of 29.02% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #6a7fb4
RGB Decimal rgb(106,127,180)
RGB Percentage 26%, 31%, 44%
CMYK 29.02, 20.79, 0, 29.41
HSL hsl(222.97,33.04%,56.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(222.97,41.11%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.5336,6.2147,-30.3914)
XYZ xyz(21.7714,21.5382,46.1898)
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