Pompeius Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #885754 |
| Complementary Color | #aa7a77 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pompeius Blue Color. The Oarsman Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ebbing Tide (#688d8a) for more calm effect. Try Baritone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aa7a77 is the best complementary color to Pompeius Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #77a8ab complementary color is Pharlap, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gumbo are #77aa93 and #778daa. Thus found on the left and right of #77a8ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay Leaf and Bermuda Gray colors as they work well with Pompeius Blue.
The split-complementary Pompeius Blue palette consists of #aa9377 and #aa778e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa7a77). Try Sandrift and Bouquet colors in combination with #77a8ab, 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 #77a8ab offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pompeius Blue. Thus Green Smoke and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pompeius Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Lavender Purple, and Green Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #77a8ab square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pompeius Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#aa7a77) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa77a7 and #77aa7a.
In a RGB color space, hex #77a8ab is made of 26% red, 37% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Pompeius Blue has a hue angle of 183.46°, a saturation of 23.64% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77a8ab is made of 20.39% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #77a8ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,168,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 37%, 37% |
| CMYK | 20.39, 1.18, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(183.46,23.64%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.46,30.41%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.6454,-15.4633,-6.7945) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9611,34.8675,43.7318) |