Cowgirl Blue Color

#6a87ab

Cowgirl 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 #957854
Complementary Color #ab8d69
Color Shade: blue cyan (213.23° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 54.31% (better contrasting with white)
Cowgirl Blue Color Sample
Cowgirl Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a87ab

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cowgirl Blue Color. The Blue Nile 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 saturated alternative called Hawaiian Sky (#83a2bd) for more energetic effect. Try Beguiling Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ab8d69 is the best complementary color to Cowgirl 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 #6a87ab complementary color is Sandal, 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 Bermuda Gray are #69a7ab and #6d69ab. Thus found on the left and right of #6a87ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Scampi colors as they work well with Cowgirl Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cowgirl Blue palette consists of #a7ab69 and #ab6d69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ab8d69). Try Green Smoke and Coral Tree colors in combination with #6a87ab, 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 #6a87ab 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 Cowgirl Blue. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cowgirl Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandal, Bouquet, and Aqua Forest split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a87ab 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. Cowgirl Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ab8d69) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Sandal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ab6986 and #69ab8e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a87ab is made of 26% red, 33% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Cowgirl Blue has a hue angle of 213.23°, a saturation of 27.9% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a87ab is made of 25.49% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.

HEX #6a87ab
RGB Decimal rgb(106,135,171)
RGB Percentage 26%, 33%, 42%
CMYK 25.49, 14.12, 0, 32.94
HSL hsl(213.23,27.9%,54.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(213.23,38.01%,67.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.4131,-1.013,-22.3169)
XYZ xyz(21.9585,23.3324,41.8743)
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