Bay View 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 | #957e61 |
| Complementary Color | #9e876a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bay View Color. The Fern Flower color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Supreme Grey (#86949f) for more calm effect. Try Approaching Dusk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9e876a is the best complementary color to Bay View. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a819e complementary color is Sandal, 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 Lynch are #6a9b9e and #6d6a9e. Thus found on the left and right of #6a819e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gothic and Kimberly colors as they work well with Bay View.
The split-complementary Bay View palette consists of #9b9e6a and #9e6d6a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e876a). Try Gurkha and Copper Rose colors in combination with #6a819e, 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 #6a819e 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 Bay View. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bay View contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandal, Strikemaster, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a819e 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. Bay View tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9e876a) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Sandal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e6a81 and #6a9e87.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a819e is made of 27% red, 33% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Bay View has a hue angle of 213.46°, a saturation of 21.14% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a819e is made of 20.39% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #6a819e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,129,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 33%, 40% |
| CMYK | 20.39, 11.37, 0, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(213.46,21.14%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.46,32.91%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.2039,-1.0678,-18.1988) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9657,21.2333,35.3939) |