Somnambulist Color

#778899

Somnambulist is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #876
Complementary Color #998876
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Somnambulist Color Sample
Somnambulist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #778899

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Somnambulist Color. The Coronet Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Silver Blueberry (#5b7085) for more energetic effect. Try Draw Your Sword as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#998876 is the best complementary color to Somnambulist. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #789 complementary color is Pale Oyster, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #769999 and #767699. Thus found on the left and right of #789 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Juniper and Waterloo colors as they work well with Somnambulist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Somnambulist palette consists of #999976 and #997676 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#998876). Try Gurkha and Bazaar colors in combination with #789, 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 #789 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 Somnambulist. Thus Battleship Gray and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Somnambulist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Oyster, Mountbatten Pink, and Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #789 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, orange and warm green 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. Somnambulist tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#998876) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxley – 120° from the complementary Pale Oyster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #997688 and #769988.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #778899 is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Somnambulist has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #778899 is made of 13.33% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #778899
RGB Decimal rgb(119,136,153)
RGB Percentage 29%, 33%, 38%
CMYK 13.33, 6.67, 0, 40
HSL hsl(210,14.29%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,22.22%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.9173,-2.2433,-11.1147)
XYZ xyz(22.1617,23.8302,33.5686)
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