Polaris Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #907573 |
| Complementary Color | #8c716f |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Polaris Blue Color. The Riverway color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Stone Fence (#929c9c) for more calm effect. Try Goblin Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8c716f is the best complementary color to Polaris Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6f8a8c complementary color is Opium, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Juniper are #6f8c7f and #6f7b8c. Thus found on the left and right of #6f8a8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Smoke and Raven colors as they work well with Polaris Blue.
The split-complementary Polaris Blue palette consists of #8c7f6f and #8c6f7b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c716f). Try Makara and Opium colors in combination with #6f8a8c, 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 #6f8a8c offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Polaris Blue. Thus Bitter and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polaris Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opium, Rum, and Camouflage Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f8a8c square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Polaris Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8c716f) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Laurel – 120° from the complementary Opium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c6f8a and #6f8c71.
In a RGB color space, hex #6f8a8c is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Polaris Blue has a hue angle of 184.14°, a saturation of 11.55% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f8a8c is made of 11.37% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #6f8a8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(111,138,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 0.78, 0, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(184.14,11.55%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184.14,20.71%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.5328,-9.0756,-4.248) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3776,23.4499,28.2632) |