Soulful Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #8a836e |
| Complementary Color | #918a74 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (225° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Soulful Blue Color. The Dana color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lilac Fields (#8f939d) for more calm effect. Try Enduring as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#918a74 is the best complementary color to Soulful Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #757c91 complementary color is Granite Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Waterloo are #748a91 and #7c7491. Thus found on the left and right of #757c91 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Slate Gray and Topaz colors as they work well with Soulful Blue.
The split-complementary Soulful Blue palette consists of #8a9174 and #917b74 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#918a74). Try Battleship Gray and Hemp colors in combination with #757c91, 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 #757c91 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 Soulful Blue. Thus Battleship Gray and Bazaar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soulful Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Granite Green, Mountbatten Pink, and Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #757c91 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, warm yellow and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soulful Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#918a74) and two others. The Bazaar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Granite Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #91747b and #74918a.
In a RGB color space, hex #757c91 is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Soulful Blue has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 11.29% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #757c91 is made of 10.98% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #757c91 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(117,124,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 8.23, 0, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(225,11.29%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225,19.31%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.1092,2.099,-12.2175) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6546,20.2415,29.6592) |