Safflowerish Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #7b6e3c |
| Complementary Color | #c3b683 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (227.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Safflowerish Sky Color. The Mild Blue Yonder color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Regal Azure (#6a76af) for more calm effect. Try Flood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c3b683 is the best complementary color to Safflowerish Sky. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8491c3 complementary color is Sorrell Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Cove are #83b0c3 and #9683c3. Thus found on the left and right of #8491c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Glacier and Purple Mountain's Majesty colors as they work well with Safflowerish Sky.
The split-complementary Safflowerish Sky palette consists of #b0c383 and #c39683 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3b683). Try Olivine and Oriental Pink colors in combination with #8491c3, 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 #8491c3 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 Safflowerish Sky. Thus Olivine and Old Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Safflowerish Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sorrell Brown, Viola, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #8491c3 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Safflowerish Sky tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c3b683) and two others. The Old Rose 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 #c38390 and #83c3b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #8491c3 is made of 28% red, 31% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Safflowerish Sky has a hue angle of 227.62°, a saturation of 34.43% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8491c3 is made of 24.71% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #8491c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,145,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 31%, 41% |
| CMYK | 24.71, 19.61, 0, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(227.62,34.43%,64.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(227.62,32.31%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.8667,7.176,-27.4172) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4914,29.0965,55.6916) |