Pandora is calm, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #8e9765 |
| Complementary Color | #919a68 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (250.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Pandora Color. The Unexplained color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Swollen Sky (#67667c) for more calm effect. Try Bright Eggplant as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#919a68 is the best complementary color to Pandora. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #71689a complementary color is Avocado, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Kimberly are #68789a and #89689a. Thus found on the left and right of #71689a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lynch and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Pandora.
The split-complementary Pandora palette consists of #789a68 and #9a8968 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#919a68). Try Highland and Arrowtown colors in combination with #71689a, 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 #71689a offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pandora. Thus Laurel and Copper Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pandora contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Avocado, Copper Rose, and Patina split by 90° on the color wheel. #71689a square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pandora tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#919a68) and two others. The Copper Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gothic – 120° from the complementary Avocado. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a7068 and #68919a.
In a RGB color space, hex #71689a is made of 30% red, 28% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Pandora has a hue angle of 250.8°, a saturation of 19.84% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #71689a is made of 16.08% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #71689a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,104,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 28%, 42% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 19.61, 0, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(250.8,19.84%,50.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(250.8,32.47%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.6374,14.963,-25.9166) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5931,15.7444,32.6836) |