Grey Blueberry Color

#6c8096

Grey Blueberry 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 #937f69
Complementary Color #96826b
Color Shade: blue cyan (211.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50.59% (better contrasting with white)
Grey Blueberry Color Sample
Grey Blueberry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6c8096

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Blueberry Color. The Midnight Pearl 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 saturated alternative called Breathtaking View (#809bac) for more energetic effect. Try Dana as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#96826b is the best complementary color to Grey Blueberry. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c8096 complementary color is Arrowtown, 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 Lynch are #6b9496 and #6c6b96. Thus found on the left and right of #6c8096 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Kimberly colors as they work well with Grey Blueberry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grey Blueberry palette consists of #94966b and #966d6b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#96826b). Try Avocado and Copper Rose colors in combination with #6c8096, 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 #6c8096 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 Grey Blueberry. Thus Battleship Gray and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grey Blueberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Arrowtown, Strikemaster, and Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c8096 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. Grey Blueberry tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#96826b) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Arrowtown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #966b7f and #6b9682.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6c8096 is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Blueberry has a hue angle of 211.43°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c8096 is made of 16.47% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #6c8096
RGB Decimal rgb(108,128,150)
RGB Percentage 28%, 33%, 39%
CMYK 16.47, 8.62, 0, 41.18
HSL hsl(211.43,16.67%,50.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(211.43,28%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.7613,-1.9507,-14.212)
XYZ xyz(19.4085,20.8285,31.8515)
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