Moody Blue is soft, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #7c8738 |
| Complementary Color | #bbc678 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (248.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Moody Blue Color. The Purple Toolbox color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Amethyst Grey (#9085c4) for more calm effect. Try Brocade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bbc678 is the best complementary color to Moody Blue. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8378c7 complementary color is Wild Willow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Marguerite are #7894c6 and #aa78c6. Thus found on the left and right of #8378c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ship Cove and East Side colors as they work well with Moody Blue.
The split-complementary Moody Blue palette consists of #94c678 and #c6aa78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbc678). Try Olivine and Laser colors in combination with #8378c7, 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 #8378c7 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moody Blue. Thus De York and Contessa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moody Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Willow, Puce, and Monte Carlo split by 90° on the color wheel. #8378c7 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moody Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#bbc678) and two others. The Contessa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Glacier – 120° from the complementary Wild Willow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c68378 and #78bbc6.
In a RGB color space, hex #8378c7 is made of 29% red, 27% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Moody Blue has a hue angle of 248.35°, a saturation of 41.36% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8378c7 is made of 26.67% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #8378c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,120,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 27%, 44% |
| CMYK | 26.67, 30.98, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(248.35,41.36%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(248.35,39.7%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.4297,22.5942,-39.7227) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3853,22.3818,56.9623) |