Link 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 | #887d6f |
| Complementary Color | #8f8477 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Link Color. The Relaxing Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sonata Blue (#8a9eae) for more energetic effect. Try Clooney as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8f8477 is the best complementary color to Link. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #778290 complementary color is Squirrel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Slate Gray are #778e8f and #78778f. Thus found on the left and right of #778290 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Waterloo colors as they work well with Link.
The split-complementary Link palette consists of #8e8f77 and #8f7877 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f8477). Try Bitter and Hemp colors in combination with #778290, 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 #778290 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 Link. Thus Battleship Gray and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Link contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Squirrel, Venus, and Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #778290 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Link tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#8f8477) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Squirrel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f7781 and #778f85.
In a RGB color space, hex #778290 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Link has a hue angle of 213.6°, a saturation of 10.12% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #778290 is made of 9.8% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black ink.
| HEX | #778290 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,130,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 5.49, 0, 43.53 |
| HSL | hsl(213.6,10.12%,51.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.6,17.36%,56.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.9216,-0.9278,-8.898) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6244,21.9008,29.5258) |