Blue Granite is pale, 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 | #8e8c77 |
| Complementary Color | #888571 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (234.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Granite Color. The Grey Heather color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lunar Outpost (#828287) for more calm effect. Try Suede Indigo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#888571 is the best complementary color to Blue Granite. 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 #717388 complementary color is Bandicoot, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Storm Gray are #717e88 and #7a7188. Thus found on the left and right of #717388 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raven and Mobster colors as they work well with Blue Granite.
The split-complementary Blue Granite palette consists of #7e8871 and #887a71 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#888571). Try Battleship Gray and Americano colors in combination with #717388, 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 #717388 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 Blue Granite. Thus Xanadu and Spicy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Granite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bandicoot, Empress, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #717388 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Granite tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#888571) and two others. The Spicy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Bandicoot. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #887173 and #718885.
In a RGB color space, hex #717388 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Granite has a hue angle of 234.78°, a saturation of 9.24% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #717388 is made of 9.02% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #717388 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,115,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 8.23, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(234.78,9.24%,48.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(234.78,16.91%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.9454,3.8852,-11.728) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3847,17.5498,25.7637) |