Quilotoa 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 | #806250 |
| Complementary Color | #af917f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Quilotoa Blue Color. The Sydney Harbour color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Moody Indigo (#6586a5) for more energetic effect. Try Safe Haven as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#af917f is the best complementary color to Quilotoa 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 #7f9daf 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 #7fafa9 and #7f84af. Thus found on the left and right of #7f9daf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gulf Stream and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Quilotoa Blue.
The split-complementary Quilotoa Blue palette consists of #afa97f and #af7f85 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#af917f). Try Hillary and Pharlap colors in combination with #7f9daf, 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 #7f9daf 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 Quilotoa Blue. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quilotoa Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandrift, Lavender Purple, and Bay Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f9daf 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. Quilotoa Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#af917f) 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 #af7f9c and #7faf91.
In a RGB color space, hex #7f9daf is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Quilotoa Blue has a hue angle of 202.5°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f9daf is made of 18.83% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #7f9daf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(127,157,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 38% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 7.06, 0, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(202.5,23.08%,59.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.5,27.43%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.1117,-6.1527,-12.7693) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5472,31.7211,45.1756) |