Arabian Silk Color

#786e97

Arabian Silk is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #879168
Complementary Color #8c976d
Color Shade: mid blue (254.63° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 51.18% (better contrasting with white)
Arabian Silk Color Sample
Arabian Silk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #786e97

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Arabian Silk Color. The Parma Mauve color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mountain Iris (#5c5687) for more energetic effect. Try Purpletone as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8c976d is the best complementary color to Arabian Silk. Cool yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #786e97 complementary color is Avocado, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Kimberly are #6d7897 and #8c6d97. Thus found on the left and right of #786e97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lynch and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Arabian Silk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Arabian Silk palette consists of #78976d and #978c6d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c976d). Try Highland and Arrowtown colors in combination with #786e97, 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 #786e97 offers a combination of cool green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Arabian Silk. Thus Laurel and Almond Frost giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Arabian Silk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Avocado, Bazaar, and Juniper split by 90° on the color wheel. #786e97 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, cool yellow and green cyan 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. Arabian Silk tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#8c976d) and two others. The Almond Frost is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Juniper – 120° from the complementary Avocado. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97776d and #6d8c97.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #786e97 is made of 31% red, 29% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Arabian Silk has a hue angle of 254.63°, a saturation of 16.47% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #786e97 is made of 12.16% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #786e97
RGB Decimal rgb(120,110,151)
RGB Percentage 31%, 29%, 40%
CMYK 12.16, 16.08, 0, 40.78
HSL hsl(254.63,16.47%,51.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(254.63,27.15%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.7344,12.851,-20.8549)
XYZ xyz(18.9076,17.3793,31.6362)
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