Shadow Blue 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 | #88745a |
| Complementary Color | #a59177 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shadow Blue Color. The Notable Hue 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 Dresden Dream (#8ea7b9) for more energetic effect. Try Clean Slate as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a59177 is the best complementary color to Shadow Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #778ba5 complementary color is Donkey Brown, 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 Bermuda Gray are #77a2a5 and #7a77a5. Thus found on the left and right of #778ba5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gumbo and Kimberly colors as they work well with Shadow Blue.
The split-complementary Shadow Blue palette consists of #a2a577 and #a57a77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a59177). Try Hillary and Pharlap colors in combination with #778ba5, 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 #778ba5 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 Shadow Blue. Thus Amulet and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shadow Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Donkey Brown, Bouquet, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #778ba5 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. Shadow Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a59177) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Donkey Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5778b and #77a591.
In a RGB color space, hex #778ba5 is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Shadow Blue has a hue angle of 213.91°, a saturation of 20.35% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #778ba5 is made of 18.04% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #778ba5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,139,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 10.2, 0, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(213.91,20.35%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.91,27.88%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.1764,-1.0101,-16.1088) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6319,25.1038,39.1973) |