Pannikin Color

#7895cc

Pannikin is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #876a33
Complementary Color #cbae78
Color Shade: blue cyan (219.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 63.53% (better contrasting with white)
Pannikin Color Sample
Pannikin Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7895cc

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pannikin Color. The Ocean Bubble color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Iolite (#587ebe) for more calm effect. Try Ultramarine Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cbae78 is the best complementary color to Pannikin. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7895cc complementary color is Laser, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Polo Blue are #78becb and #8478cb. Thus found on the left and right of #7895cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Half Baked and Moody Blue colors as they work well with Pannikin.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pannikin palette consists of #bfcb78 and #cb8478 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbae78). Try Wild Willow and Contessa colors in combination with #7895cc, 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 #7895cc offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pannikin. Thus Mantis and Puce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pannikin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Laser, Hopbush, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #7895cc square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Pannikin tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#cbae78) and two others. The Puce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monte Carlo – 120° from the complementary Laser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cb7894 and #78cbaf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7895cc is made of 25% red, 32% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Pannikin has a hue angle of 219.29°, a saturation of 45.16% and a lightness of 63.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7895cc is made of 32.94% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #7895cc
RGB Decimal rgb(120,149,204)
RGB Percentage 25%, 32%, 43%
CMYK 32.94, 21.57, 0, 20
HSL hsl(219.29,45.16%,63.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(219.29,41.18%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.5225,3.9692,-31.5196)
XYZ xyz(29.3923,29.8476,61.3388)
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