Jeans Indigo Color

#6d8994

Jeans Indigo is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #92766b
Complementary Color #94776c
Color Shade: cool cyan (196.92° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Jeans Indigo Color Sample
Jeans Indigo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6d8994

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Jeans Indigo Color. The Radiant Silver color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Stone (#577284) for more energetic effect. Try Rain Cloud as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#94776c is the best complementary color to Jeans Indigo. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6d8994 complementary color is Almond Frost, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Slate Gray are #6c948b and #6c7594. Thus found on the left and right of #6d8994 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Lynch colors as they work well with Jeans Indigo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Jeans Indigo palette consists of #948b6c and #946c75 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94776c). Try Arrowtown and Bazaar colors in combination with #6d8994, 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 #6d8994 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Jeans Indigo. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Jeans Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Almond Frost, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d8994 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Jeans Indigo tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#94776c) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Laurel – 120° from the complementary Almond Frost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #946c88 and #6c9478.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6d8994 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Jeans Indigo has a hue angle of 196.92°, a saturation of 15.42% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d8994 is made of 15.29% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black ink.

HEX #6d8994
RGB Decimal rgb(109,137,148)
RGB Percentage 28%, 35%, 38%
CMYK 15.29, 4.31, 0, 41.96
HSL hsl(196.92,15.42%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(196.92,26.35%,58.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.3602,-7.259,-9.1357)
XYZ xyz(20.5976,23.2806,31.425)
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