Flying Carpet is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #878b76 |
| Complementary Color | #848974 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (251.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Flying Carpet Color. The Old Amethyst color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Twilight Purple (#66648b) for more energetic effect. Try Box Office as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#848974 is the best complementary color to Flying Carpet. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #787489 complementary color is Bitter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Topaz are #747a89 and #827489. Thus found on the left and right of #787489 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raven and Mobster colors as they work well with Flying Carpet.
The split-complementary Flying Carpet palette consists of #7a8974 and #898274 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#848974). Try Camouflage Green and Olive Haze colors in combination with #787489, 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 #787489 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Flying Carpet. Thus Xanadu and Americano giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flying Carpet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bitter, Empress, and Blue Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #787489 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Flying Carpet tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#848974) and two others. The Americano is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rolling Stone – 120° from the complementary Bitter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #897874 and #748489.
In a RGB color space, hex #787489 is made of 32% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Flying Carpet has a hue angle of 251.43°, a saturation of 8.3% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #787489 is made of 6.67% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #787489 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,116,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 31%, 37% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 8.24, 0, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(251.43,8.3%,49.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(251.43,15.33%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.846,5.9812,-10.9042) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5065,18.29,26.2218) |