Persian Jewel Color

#6e81be

Persian Jewel is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #917e41
Complementary Color #beab6e
Color Shade: cool blue (225.75° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 58.82% (better contrasting with white)
Persian Jewel Color Sample
Persian Jewel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6e81be

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Persian Jewel Color. The Azraq Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Evening Lagoon (#5868ae) for more calm effect. Try Caribbean Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#beab6e is the best complementary color to Persian Jewel. 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 #6e81be complementary color is Gimblet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Cove are #6ea9be and #836ebe. Thus found on the left and right of #6e81be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Glacier and Blue Marguerite colors as they work well with Persian Jewel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Persian Jewel palette consists of #a9be6e and #be836e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#beab6e). Try Olivine and Contessa colors in combination with #6e81be, 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 #6e81be offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Persian Jewel. Thus Mantis and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Persian Jewel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gimblet, Viola, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e81be square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Persian Jewel tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#beab6e) 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 #be6e80 and #6ebeab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6e81be is made of 26% red, 30% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Persian Jewel has a hue angle of 225.75°, a saturation of 38.1% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e81be is made of 31.37% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black ink.

HEX #6e81be
RGB Decimal rgb(110,129,190)
RGB Percentage 26%, 30%, 44%
CMYK 31.37, 23.92, 0, 25.49
HSL hsl(225.75,38.1%,58.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(225.75,42.11%,74.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.7965,8.9954,-34.1281)
XYZ xyz(23.5749,22.7332,51.8606)
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