Searching 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 | #938065 |
| Complementary Color | #9a866b |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Searching Blue Color. The Enduring color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called UCLA Blue (#536895) for more energetic effect. Try Urban Vibes as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9a866b is the best complementary color to Searching 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 #6c7f9a complementary color is Arrowtown, 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 #6b969a and #6f6b9a. Thus found on the left and right of #6c7f9a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gothic and Kimberly colors as they work well with Searching Blue.
The split-complementary Searching Blue palette consists of #969a6b and #9a6f6b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a866b). Try Avocado and Copper Rose colors in combination with #6c7f9a, 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 #6c7f9a 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 Searching Blue. Thus Highland and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Searching Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Arrowtown, Strikemaster, and Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c7f9a 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. Searching Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9a866b) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Arrowtown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a6b7e and #6b9a87.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c7f9a is made of 28% red, 33% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Searching Blue has a hue angle of 215.22°, a saturation of 18.55% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c7f9a is made of 18.04% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #6c7f9a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,127,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 40% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 10.59, 0, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(215.22,18.55%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.22,29.87%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.6196,-0.3425,-16.754) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6064,20.7,33.534) |