Stratus 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 | #7e6c55 |
| Complementary Color | #a99781 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stratus Color. The Russian Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chateau de Chillon (#a2aab3) for more calm effect. Try Dutch Jug as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a99781 is the best complementary color to Stratus. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8193aa complementary color is Donkey Brown, 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 Bali Hai are #81a7a9 and #8381a9. Thus found on the left and right of #8193aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gumbo and Kimberly colors as they work well with Stratus.
The split-complementary Stratus palette consists of #a7a981 and #a98381 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a99781). Try Hillary and Pharlap colors in combination with #8193aa, 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 #8193aa 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 Stratus. Thus Sage and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stratus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Donkey Brown, Bouquet, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #8193aa 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. Stratus tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a99781) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Donkey Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a98192 and #81a997.
In a RGB color space, hex #8193aa is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Stratus has a hue angle of 213.66°, a saturation of 19.43% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8193aa is made of 16.08% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #8193aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,147,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 9.02, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(213.66,19.43%,58.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.66,24.12%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2814,-1.1626,-14.1952) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7427,28.4368,42.1096) |