Orbital is calm, 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 | #927c44 |
| Complementary Color | #baa46d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Orbital Color. The Bluebonnet Frost color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lavender Lustre (#8c9cc1) for more calm effect. Try Azraq Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#baa46d is the best complementary color to Orbital. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6d83bb complementary color is Gimblet, 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 Ship Cove are #6da9ba and #7e6dba. Thus found on the left and right of #6d83bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Wisteria colors as they work well with Orbital.
The split-complementary Orbital palette consists of #a9ba6d and #ba7e6d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#baa46d). Try Gimblet and Old Rose colors in combination with #6d83bb, 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 #6d83bb 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 Orbital. Thus Olivine and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orbital contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gimblet, Tapestry, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d83bb 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. Orbital tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#baa46d) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tradewind – 120° from the complementary Gimblet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ba6d82 and #6dbaa5.
In a RGB color space, hex #6d83bb is made of 26% red, 31% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Orbital has a hue angle of 223.08°, a saturation of 36.45% and a lightness of 58.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d83bb is made of 30.58% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #6d83bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(109,131,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 31%, 44% |
| CMYK | 30.58, 21.96, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(223.08,36.45%,58.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.08,41.71%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.1461,6.6766,-31.875) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3926,23.0717,50.2341) |