Blue Hyacinth is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #7c6b3a |
| Complementary Color | #c4b383 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (224.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Hyacinth Color. The Havelock Blue 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 Echo Blue (#a4afcd) for more calm effect. Try Melody Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c4b383 is the best complementary color to Blue Hyacinth. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8394c5 complementary color is Sorrell 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 Ship Cove are #83b5c4 and #9383c4. Thus found on the left and right of #8394c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Glacier and Purple Mountain's Majesty colors as they work well with Blue Hyacinth.
The split-complementary Blue Hyacinth palette consists of #b5c483 and #c49283 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4b383). Try Pine Glade and Old Rose colors in combination with #8394c5, 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 #8394c5 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Hyacinth. Thus Olivine and Puce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Hyacinth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sorrell Brown, Viola, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #8394c5 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. Blue Hyacinth tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c4b383) and two others. The Puce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Neptune – 120° from the complementary Sorrell Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c48393 and #83c4b3.
In a RGB color space, hex #8394c5 is made of 28% red, 31% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Hyacinth has a hue angle of 224.55°, a saturation of 36.26% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8394c5 is made of 25.88% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #8394c5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,148,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 31%, 41% |
| CMYK | 25.88, 19.21, 0, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(224.55,36.26%,64.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(224.55,33.5%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.6855,5.6869,-27.2843) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.028,30.0363,57.0383) |