Blue Intrigue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #807f63 |
| Complementary Color | #9c9b7f |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (237.93° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Intrigue Color. The Luscious Lavender color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bleached Denim (#646f9b) for more energetic effect. Try Machinery as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9c9b7f is the best complementary color to Blue Intrigue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7f809c complementary color is Gurkha, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Waterloo are #7f8e9c and #8c7f9c. Thus found on the left and right of #7f809c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Regent Gray and Mamba colors as they work well with Blue Intrigue.
The split-complementary Blue Intrigue palette consists of #8e9c7f and #9c8c7f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c9b7f). Try Sage and Pale Oyster colors in combination with #7f809c, 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 #7f809c offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Intrigue. Thus Amulet and Bazaar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Intrigue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gurkha, Mountbatten Pink, and Oxley split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f809c square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Intrigue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#9c9b7f) and two others. The Bazaar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith – 120° from the complementary Gurkha. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9c7f80 and #7f9c9b.
In a RGB color space, hex #7f809c is made of 31% red, 31% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Intrigue has a hue angle of 237.93°, a saturation of 12.78% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f809c is made of 11.38% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #7f809c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(127,128,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 31%, 38% |
| CMYK | 11.38, 10.98, 0, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(237.93,12.78%,55.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(237.93,18.59%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.3971,5.7407,-15.0821) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4723,22.3507,34.5822) |