Norwegian Blue 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 | #877771 |
| Complementary Color | #8e7d77 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Norwegian Blue Color. The Goblin Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Window Grey (#989ea1) for more calm effect. Try Dawn Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8e7d77 is the best complementary color to Norwegian Blue. 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 #78888e complementary color is Squirrel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Slate Gray are #778e89 and #777c8e. Thus found on the left and right of #78888e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Smoke and Raven colors as they work well with Norwegian Blue.
The split-complementary Norwegian Blue palette consists of #8e8977 and #8e777c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e7d77). Try Granite Green and Bazaar colors in combination with #78888e, 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 #78888e 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 Norwegian Blue. Thus Bitter and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Norwegian Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Squirrel, Mamba, and Battleship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #78888e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Norwegian Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8e7d77) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Xanadu – 120° from the complementary Squirrel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e7788 and #778e7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #78888e is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Norwegian Blue has a hue angle of 196.36°, a saturation of 8.87% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #78888e is made of 8.63% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #78888e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,136,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 2.36, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(196.36,8.87%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.36,15.49%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.6388,-4.4563,-5.1761) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4324,23.5544,29.008) |