Spitsbergen Blue 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 | #908a82 |
| Complementary Color | #7d776f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Spitsbergen Blue Color. The Blue Planet 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 Ancient Pewter (#898d91) for more calm effect. Try Applause Please as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7d776f is the best complementary color to Spitsbergen Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6f757d complementary color is Tapa, 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 Pale Sky are #6f7c7d and #706f7d. Thus found on the left and right of #6f757d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Spitsbergen Blue.
The split-complementary Spitsbergen Blue palette consists of #7c7d6f and #7d706f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d776f). Try Bandicoot and Spicy Pink colors in combination with #6f757d, 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 #6f757d 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 Spitsbergen Blue. Thus Camouflage Green and Empress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spitsbergen Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tapa, Fedora, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f757d 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. Spitsbergen Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#7d776f) and two others. The Empress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Tapa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7d6f75 and #6f7d77.
In a RGB color space, hex #6f757d is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Spitsbergen Blue has a hue angle of 214.29°, a saturation of 5.93% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f757d is made of 5.49% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black ink.
| HEX | #6f757d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(111,117,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 3.14, 0, 50.98 |
| HSL | hsl(214.29,5.93%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.29,11.2%,49.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.9861,-0.5227,-5.1718) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6185,17.5828,21.92) |