Lyric Blue 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 | #8d786e |
| Complementary Color | #907c72 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lyric Blue Color. The NYPD 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 Portsmouth Blue (#5b7074) for more calm effect. Try Dawn Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#907c72 is the best complementary color to Lyric Blue. 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 #728791 complementary color is Almond Frost, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Slate Gray are #72908b and #727790. Thus found on the left and right of #728791 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Waterloo colors as they work well with Lyric Blue.
The split-complementary Lyric Blue palette consists of #908b72 and #907277 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#907c72). Try Granite Green and Opium colors in combination with #728791, 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 #728791 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 Lyric Blue. Thus Battleship Gray and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lyric Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Almond Frost, Mamba, and Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #728791 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Lyric Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#907c72) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Laurel – 120° from the complementary Almond Frost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #907286 and #72907c.
In a RGB color space, hex #728791 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Lyric Blue has a hue angle of 199.35°, a saturation of 12.35% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #728791 is made of 12.15% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #728791 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,135,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 12.15, 3.92, 0, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(199.35,12.35%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.35,21.38%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.0205,-5.2287,-7.8748) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7142,22.9497,30.126) |