Weldon 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 | #836754 |
| Complementary Color | #aa8f7c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Weldon Blue Color. The Ovation color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Beads (#5a809e) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Boater as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aa8f7c is the best complementary color to Weldon 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 #7c98ab complementary color is Sandrift, 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 Bali Hai are #7caaa6 and #7c80aa. Thus found on the left and right of #7c98ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gumbo and Kimberly colors as they work well with Weldon Blue.
The split-complementary Weldon Blue palette consists of #aaa67c and #aa7c80 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa8f7c). Try Hillary and Pharlap colors in combination with #7c98ab, 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 #7c98ab 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 Weldon Blue. Thus Sage and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Weldon Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandrift, Lavender Purple, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c98ab 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. Weldon Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#aa8f7c) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Sandrift. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa7c97 and #7caa8f.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c98ab is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Weldon Blue has a hue angle of 204.26°, a saturation of 21.86% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c98ab is made of 18.43% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #7c98ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,152,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 38% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 7.45, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(204.26,21.86%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.26,27.49%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.3787,-5.2875,-13.1408) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8911,29.6818,42.8399) |