Bluebird Feather Color

#6f9db3

Bluebird Feather 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 #90624c
Complementary Color #b3846f
Color Shade: cool cyan (199.41° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.86% (better contrasting with white)
Bluebird Feather Color Sample
Bluebird Feather Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6f9db3

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bluebird Feather Color. The Honest Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Moody Indigo (#6586a5) for more calm effect. Try Trisha's Eyes as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b3846f is the best complementary color to Bluebird Feather. 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 #6f9db3 complementary color is Sandal, 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 Ship Cove are #6fb3a6 and #6f7bb3. Thus found on the left and right of #6f9db3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Acapulco and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Bluebird Feather.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bluebird Feather palette consists of #b3a66f and #b36f7b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3846f). Try Gimblet and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #6f9db3, 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 #6f9db3 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 Bluebird Feather. Thus Green Smoke and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bluebird Feather contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandal, Wisteria, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f9db3 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. Bluebird Feather tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b3846f) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Sandal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b36f9c and #6fb384.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6f9db3 is made of 25% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Bluebird Feather has a hue angle of 199.41°, a saturation of 30.91% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f9db3 is made of 26.67% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #6f9db3
RGB Decimal rgb(111,157,179)
RGB Percentage 25%, 35%, 40%
CMYK 26.67, 8.63, 0, 29.8
HSL hsl(199.41,30.91%,56.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(199.41,37.99%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.2944,-9.8129,-16.3452)
XYZ xyz(26.7492,30.7481,47.173)
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