Mythical is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #818871 |
| Complementary Color | #868e76 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (258.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Mythical Color. The Evening in Paris color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Alienator Grey (#9790a4) for more energetic effect. Try Alaitoc Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#868e76 is the best complementary color to Mythical. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e778e complementary color is Battleship Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Topaz are #767b8e and #89768e. Thus found on the left and right of #7e778e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Waterloo and Mamba colors as they work well with Mythical.
The split-complementary Mythical palette consists of #7b8e76 and #8e8976 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#868e76). Try Battleship Gray and Granite Green colors in combination with #7e778e, 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 #7e778e offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mythical. Thus Xanadu and Squirrel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mythical contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Battleship Gray, Opium, and Blue Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e778e square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mythical tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#868e76) and two others. The Squirrel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Slate Gray – 120° from the complementary Battleship Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e7e76 and #76868e.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e778e is made of 33% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Mythical has a hue angle of 258.26°, a saturation of 9.24% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e778e is made of 6.28% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #7e778e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,119,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 31%, 37% |
| CMYK | 6.28, 9.02, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(258.26,9.24%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(258.26,16.2%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.3616,7.4568,-11.5137) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0835,19.5823,28.3124) |