Old Mill Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #91907d |
| Complementary Color | #82816e |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (237° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Mill Blue Color. The Digital color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Deep Lavender (#565a7d) for more energetic effect. Try Lunar Outpost as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#82816e is the best complementary color to Old Mill Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e6f82 complementary color is Bandicoot, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Storm Gray are #6e7982 and #766e82. Thus found on the left and right of #6e6f82 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Sky and Mobster colors as they work well with Old Mill Blue.
The split-complementary Old Mill Blue palette consists of #79826e and #82776e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#82816e). Try Camouflage Green and Americano colors in combination with #6e6f82, 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 #6e6f82 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Old Mill Blue. Thus Xanadu and Spicy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Mill Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bandicoot, Empress, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e6f82 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Mill Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#82816e) and two others. The Spicy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sirocco – 120° from the complementary Bandicoot. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #826e6e and #6e8281.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e6f82 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Old Mill Blue has a hue angle of 237°, a saturation of 8.33% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e6f82 is made of 7.84% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #6e6f82 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,111,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 7.45, 0, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(237,8.33%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(237,15.38%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.3599,3.8005,-10.5796) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1441,16.2956,23.4136) |