Nordland 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 | #816a54 |
| Complementary Color | #ab937d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nordland Blue Color. The Cloudless Day color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Atelier (#a3abb8) for more calm effect. Try Blue Suede as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ab937d is the best complementary color to Nordland 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 #7e95ab 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 #7dabaa and #7d7eab. Thus found on the left and right of #7e95ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gumbo and Kimberly colors as they work well with Nordland Blue.
The split-complementary Nordland Blue palette consists of #abaa7d and #ab7d7e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ab937d). Try Hillary and Pharlap colors in combination with #7e95ab, 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 #7e95ab 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 Nordland Blue. Thus Sage and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nordland Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandrift, Lavender Purple, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e95ab 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. Nordland Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ab937d) 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 #ab7d95 and #7dab93.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e95ab is made of 28% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Nordland Blue has a hue angle of 209.33°, a saturation of 21.13% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e95ab is made of 17.65% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #7e95ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,149,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 17.65, 8.63, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(209.33,21.13%,58.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.33,26.32%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.6674,-2.9915,-14.1998) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7023,28.8708,42.6933) |