Sea Lion is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #80786c |
| Complementary Color | #938b7f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Lion Color. The Nouveau color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lost Atlantis (#5f7388) for more energetic effect. Try Hong Kong Skyline as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#938b7f is the best complementary color to Sea Lion. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7f8793 complementary color is Natural Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #7f9093 and #817f93. Thus found on the left and right of #7f8793 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oslo Gray and Waterloo colors as they work well with Sea Lion.
The split-complementary Sea Lion palette consists of #91937f and #93817f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#938b7f). Try Bitter and Hemp colors in combination with #7f8793, 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 #7f8793 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sea Lion. Thus Battleship Gray and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Lion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Natural Gray, Venus, and Spanish Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f8793 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sea Lion tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#938b7f) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Smoke – 120° from the complementary Natural Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #937f86 and #7f938b.
In a RGB color space, hex #7f8793 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Lion has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 8.47% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f8793 is made of 7.85% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black ink.
| HEX | #7f8793 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(127,135,147) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 7.85, 4.71, 0, 42.35 |
| HSL | hsl(216,8.47%,53.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,13.61%,57.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.0342,-0.3535,-7.4181) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6828,23.9466,31.0304) |