Faded Denim is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #86715b |
| Complementary Color | #a48f79 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Faded Denim Color. The Hypnotic color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pool Bar (#8fabbd) for more energetic effect. Try Columbus as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a48f79 is the best complementary color to Faded Denim. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #798ea4 complementary color is Donkey Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gothic are #79a3a4 and #7979a4. Thus found on the left and right of #798ea4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gumbo and Kimberly colors as they work well with Faded Denim.
The split-complementary Faded Denim palette consists of #a3a479 and #a47979 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a48f79). Try Hillary and Pharlap colors in combination with #798ea4, 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 #798ea4 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 Faded Denim. Thus Sage and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Faded Denim contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Donkey Brown, Bouquet, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #798ea4 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Faded Denim tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a48f79) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Donkey Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4798d and #79a48f.
In a RGB color space, hex #798ea4 is made of 28% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Faded Denim has a hue angle of 210.7°, a saturation of 19.11% and a lightness of 55.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #798ea4 is made of 16.86% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #798ea4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(121,142,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 16.86, 8.62, 0, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(210.7,19.11%,55.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.7,26.22%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.1236,-2.336,-14.0902) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.259,26.0913,38.8795) |