Gladeye is pale, 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 | #857359 |
| Complementary Color | #a5947a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gladeye Color. The Frilled Shark 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 saturated alternative called Columbus (#5f758f) for more energetic effect. Try Privileged Elite as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a5947a is the best complementary color to Gladeye. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7a8ca6 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 mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bermuda Gray are #7aa2a5 and #7e7aa5. Thus found on the left and right of #7a8ca6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gumbo and Kimberly colors as they work well with Gladeye.
The split-complementary Gladeye palette consists of #a2a57a and #a57e7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5947a). Try Hillary and Pharlap colors in combination with #7a8ca6, 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 #7a8ca6 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 Gladeye. Thus Amulet and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gladeye contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Donkey Brown, Bouquet, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a8ca6 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gladeye tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a5947a) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Nymph – 120° from the complementary Donkey Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a57a8b and #7aa594.
In a RGB color space, hex #7a8ca6 is made of 29% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Gladeye has a hue angle of 215.45°, a saturation of 19.82% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a8ca6 is made of 17.26% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #7a8ca6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,140,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 17.26, 10.2, 0, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(215.45,19.82%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.45,26.51%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.7004,-0.3896,-15.867) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2871,25.6469,39.7467) |