Mission Control Color

#818387

Mission Control 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 #7e7c78
Complementary Color #868481
Color Shade: blue cyan (220° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 51.76% (better contrasting with white)
Mission Control Color Sample
Mission Control Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #818387

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mission Control Color. The Purebred 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 Blue Aura (#6c7386) for more energetic effect. Try Hong Kong Skyline as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#868481 is the best complementary color to Mission Control. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #818387 complementary color is Natural Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #818586 and #828186. Thus found on the left and right of #818387 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oslo Gray and Jumbo colors as they work well with Mission Control.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mission Control palette consists of #858681 and #868281 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#868481). Try Bitter and Hurricane colors in combination with #818387, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #818387 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 Mission Control. Thus Stack and Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mission Control contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Natural Gray, Suva Gray, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #818387 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mission Control tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#868481) and two others. The Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gunsmoke – 120° from the complementary Natural Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #868183 and #818684.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #818387 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Mission Control has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 2.44% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #818387 is made of 2.35% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black ink.

HEX #818387
RGB Decimal rgb(129,131,135)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 2.35, 1.57, 0, 47.06
HSL hsl(220,2.44%,51.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(220,4.44%,52.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.7089,0.0733,-2.4186)
XYZ xyz(21.5427,22.649,26.1579)
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