Blue Shoal 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 | #94736c |
| Complementary Color | #93726b |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Shoal Color. The Blue Sage color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Paradise City (#5f7475) for more calm effect. Try Pompeius Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#93726b is the best complementary color to Blue Shoal. 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 #6b8c93 complementary color is Opium, 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 Juniper are #6b9385 and #6b7893. Thus found on the left and right of #6b8c93 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Lynch colors as they work well with Blue Shoal.
The split-complementary Blue Shoal palette consists of #93856b and #936b77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#93726b). Try Arrowtown and Bazaar colors in combination with #6b8c93, 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 #6b8c93 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 Shoal. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Shoal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opium, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b8c93 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 Shoal tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#93726b) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Laurel – 120° from the complementary Opium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #936b8b and #6b9372.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b8c93 is made of 27% red, 36% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Shoal has a hue angle of 190.5°, a saturation of 15.75% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b8c93 is made of 15.69% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black ink.
| HEX | #6b8c93 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,140,147) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 36%, 37% |
| CMYK | 15.69, 2.75, 0, 42.35 |
| HSL | hsl(190.5,15.75%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190.5,27.21%,57.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.0763,-9.8103,-7.504) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7079,23.9886,31.1426) |