Diopside Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #7c6e5f |
| Complementary Color | #a09283 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Diopside Blue Color. The English Manor color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hit Grey (#a1adb5) for more calm effect. Try Menacing Clouds as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a09283 is the best complementary color to Diopside Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8391a0 complementary color is Pale Oyster, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent Gray are #839fa0 and #8383a0. Thus found on the left and right of #8391a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith and Waterloo colors as they work well with Diopside Blue.
The split-complementary Diopside Blue palette consists of #9fa083 and #a08383 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a09283). Try Sage and Pharlap colors in combination with #8391a0, 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 #8391a0 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 Diopside Blue. Thus Sage and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Diopside Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Oyster, Mountbatten Pink, and Amulet split by 90° on the color wheel. #8391a0 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Diopside Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a09283) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Pale Oyster. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a08390 and #83a092.
In a RGB color space, hex #8391a0 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Diopside Blue has a hue angle of 211.03°, a saturation of 13.24% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8391a0 is made of 11.38% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #8391a0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,145,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 11.38, 5.89, 0, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(211.03,13.24%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.03,18.13%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.5385,-1.7285,-9.6104) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8306,27.6142,37.2264) |