Bluesy Note Color

#7c9ab5

Bluesy Note 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 #83654a
Complementary Color #b5977b
Color Shade: cool cyan (208.42° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 59.8% (better contrasting with white)
Bluesy Note Color Sample
Bluesy Note Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7c9ab5

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bluesy Note Color. The Lead Cast color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Searching Blue (#6c7f9a) for more calm effect. Try Glaucous as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b5977b is the best complementary color to Bluesy Note. 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 #7c9ab5 complementary color is Mongoose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wild Blue Yonder are #7bb5b3 and #7b7db5. Thus found on the left and right of #7c9ab5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gulf Stream and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Bluesy Note.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bluesy Note palette consists of #b5b37b and #b57b7d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5977b). Try Mongoose and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #7c9ab5, 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 #7c9ab5 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 Bluesy Note. Thus Olivine and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bluesy Note contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mongoose, Wisteria, and Bay Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c9ab5 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Bluesy Note tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b5977b) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Acapulco – 120° from the complementary Mongoose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b57b99 and #7bb597.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7c9ab5 is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Bluesy Note has a hue angle of 208.42°, a saturation of 27.8% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c9ab5 is made of 22.35% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #7c9ab5
RGB Decimal rgb(124,154,181)
RGB Percentage 27%, 34%, 39%
CMYK 22.35, 10.59, 0, 29.02
HSL hsl(208.42,27.8%,59.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(208.42,31.49%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.2812,-3.9033,-17.4177)
XYZ xyz(28.2083,30.7325,48.1613)
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