Country Blue Color

#717f9b

Country Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #8e8064
Complementary Color #9b8c70
Color Shade: blue cyan (220° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 52.55% (better contrasting with white)
Country Blue Color Sample
Country Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #717f9b

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Country Blue Color. The Velvet Morning 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 soft alternative called Magic (#656b78) for more calm effect. Try Ozone as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9b8c70 is the best complementary color to Country Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #717f9b complementary color is Pale Oyster, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lynch are #70939b and #77709b. Thus found on the left and right of #717f9b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gothic and Kimberly colors as they work well with Country Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Country Blue palette consists of #939b70 and #9b7770 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b8c70). Try Gurkha and Pharlap colors in combination with #717f9b, 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 #717f9b 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 Country Blue. Thus Battleship Gray and Bazaar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Country Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Oyster, Mountbatten Pink, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #717f9b square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Country Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9b8c70) and two others. The Bazaar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Pale Oyster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b707e and #709b8c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #717f9b is made of 29% red, 32% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Country Blue has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 17.36% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #717f9b is made of 16.47% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black ink.

HEX #717f9b
RGB Decimal rgb(113,127,155)
RGB Percentage 29%, 32%, 39%
CMYK 16.47, 10.98, 0, 39.22
HSL hsl(220,17.36%,52.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(220,27.1%,60.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.0107,1.4923,-16.7074)
XYZ xyz(20.3158,21.056,34.0038)
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