Stormy Horizon Color

#777799

Stormy Horizon is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #886
Complementary Color #999976
Color Shade: cool blue (240° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Stormy Horizon Color Sample
Stormy Horizon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #777799

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Stormy Horizon Color. The Prediction color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lavender Blossom Grey (#8c8da1) for more calm effect. Try Space Station as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#999976 is the best complementary color to Stormy Horizon. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #779 complementary color is Gurkha, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #768799 and #877699. Thus found on the left and right of #779 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Slate Gray and Mobster colors as they work well with Stormy Horizon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stormy Horizon palette consists of #889976 and #998876 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#999976). Try Battleship Gray and Pale Oyster colors in combination with #779, 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 #779 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Stormy Horizon. Thus Laurel and Bazaar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stormy Horizon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gurkha, Mountbatten Pink, and Oxley split by 90° on the color wheel. #779 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and green cyan 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. Stormy Horizon tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#999976) and two others. The Bazaar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Juniper – 120° from the complementary Gurkha. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #997676 and #769999.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #777799 is made of 30% red, 30% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Stormy Horizon has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #777799 is made of 13.33% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #777799
RGB Decimal rgb(119,119,153)
RGB Percentage 30%, 30%, 39%
CMYK 13.33, 13.33, 0, 40
HSL hsl(240,14.29%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(240,22.22%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.1698,7.6436,-18.3056)
XYZ xyz(19.9543,19.4155,32.8328)
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