Eiger Nordwand Color

#7799bb

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

Inverse Color #864
Complementary Color #b97
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 60% (better contrasting with white)
Eiger Nordwand Color Sample
Eiger Nordwand Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7799bb

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Eiger Nordwand Color. The Cyan Azure 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 Prompt (#5e7fb5) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Fin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b97 is the best complementary color to Eiger Nordwand. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #79b complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #77babb and #77b. Thus found on the left and right of #79b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and White colors as they work well with Eiger Nordwand.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Eiger Nordwand palette consists of #babb77 and #b77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b97). Try Gimblet and White colors in combination with #79b, 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 #79b 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 Eiger Nordwand. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Eiger Nordwand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Bouquet, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #79b square combo is a palette of cool cyan, mid magenta, warm red 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. Eiger Nordwand tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b97) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b79 and #7b9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7799bb is made of 26% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Eiger Nordwand has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7799bb is made of 26.66% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #7799bb
RGB Decimal rgb(119,153,187)
RGB Percentage 26%, 33%, 41%
CMYK 26.66, 13.33, 0, 26.67
HSL hsl(210,33.33%,60%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,36.36%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.9056,-3.2316,-21.3937)
XYZ xyz(27.9686,30.2923,51.3866)
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