Blue Blood is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #94807e |
| Complementary Color | #816d6b |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Blood Color. The Brooklyn color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Equinox (#62696b) for more calm effect. Try Undertow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#816d6b is the best complementary color to Blue Blood. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6b7f81 complementary color is Spicy Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sirocco are #6b8178 and #6b7481. Thus found on the left and right of #6b7f81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Smoke and Pale Sky colors as they work well with Blue Blood.
The split-complementary Blue Blood palette consists of #81786b and #816b74 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#816d6b). Try Makara and Spicy Pink colors in combination with #6b7f81, 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 #6b7f81 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Blood. Thus Bandicoot and Old Lavender giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Blood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Pink, Rum, and Camouflage Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b7f81 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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 Blood tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#816d6b) and two others. The Old Lavender is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Spicy Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #816b7f and #6b816d.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b7f81 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Blood has a hue angle of 185.45°, a saturation of 9.32% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b7f81 is made of 8.63% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #6b7f81 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,127,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 0.79, 0, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(185.45,9.32%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.45,17.05%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.7121,-6.7912,-3.5279) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6152,19.8895,23.6795) |