Bilberry is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #8e8881 |
| Complementary Color | #7e7871 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bilberry Color. The Lithic Sand color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Sabre (#575f6a) for more energetic effect. Try Glazed Granite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7e7871 is the best complementary color to Bilberry. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #71777e complementary color is Tapa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rolling Stone are #717d7e and #71717e. Thus found on the left and right of #71777e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sirocco and Storm Gray colors as they work well with Bilberry.
The split-complementary Bilberry palette consists of #7d7e71 and #7e7171 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e7871). Try Bandicoot and Spicy Pink colors in combination with #71777e, 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 #71777e 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 Bilberry. Thus Camouflage Green and Empress giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bilberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tapa, Fedora, and Xanadu split by 90° on the color wheel. #71777e square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bilberry tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#7e7871) and two others. The Empress is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Tapa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7e7176 and #717e78.
In a RGB color space, hex #71777e is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Bilberry has a hue angle of 212.31°, a saturation of 5.44% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #71777e is made of 5.1% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #71777e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,119,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 2.74, 0, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(212.31,5.44%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.31,10.32%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.7507,-0.7441,-4.6126) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1728,18.2107,22.3486) |