Formal Affair is pale, 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 | #7b7c6e |
| Complementary Color | #8f9183 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (244.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Formal Affair Color. The Prediction color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Night Music (#9c96af) for more energetic effect. Try Space Station as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8f9183 is the best complementary color to Formal Affair. 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 #848391 complementary color is Bitter, 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 Waterloo are #838891 and #8b8391. Thus found on the left and right of #848391 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oslo Gray and Mamba colors as they work well with Formal Affair.
The split-complementary Formal Affair palette consists of #889183 and #918b83 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f9183). Try Stack and Natural Gray colors in combination with #848391, 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 #848391 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 Formal Affair. Thus Spanish Green and Hurricane giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Formal Affair contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bitter, Venus, and Gunsmoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #848391 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. Formal Affair tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#8f9183) and two others. The Hurricane is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oslo Gray – 120° from the complementary Bitter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #918483 and #838f91.
In a RGB color space, hex #848391 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Formal Affair has a hue angle of 244.29°, a saturation of 5.98% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #848391 is made of 5.1% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #848391 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,131,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 5.49, 0, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(244.29,5.98%,54.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(244.29,9.66%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.2598,3.258,-7.3727) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7429,23.1825,30.064) |