Cameo Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #896259 |
| Complementary Color | #a67f76 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cameo Blue Color. The Watchet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Puddle Jumper (#6a8389) for more calm effect. Try Blustery Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a67f76 is the best complementary color to Cameo Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #769da6 complementary color is Pharlap, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gumbo are #76a697 and #7684a6. Thus found on the left and right of #769da6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Nymph and Bermuda Gray colors as they work well with Cameo Blue.
The split-complementary Cameo Blue palette consists of #a69776 and #a67685 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a67f76). Try Donkey Brown and Pharlap colors in combination with #769da6, 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 #769da6 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cameo Blue. Thus Green Smoke and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cameo Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Lavender Purple, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #769da6 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cameo Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a67f76) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6769d and #76a67f.
In a RGB color space, hex #769da6 is made of 27% red, 36% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Cameo Blue has a hue angle of 191.25°, a saturation of 21.24% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #769da6 is made of 18.83% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #769da6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(118,157,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 36%, 38% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 3.53, 0, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(191.25,21.24%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.25,28.92%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.2694,-11.0914,-9.0212) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4111,30.7187,40.6137) |