Fine Tuned Blue Color

#84989e

Fine Tuned Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #7b6761
Complementary Color #9e8983
Color Shade: mid cyan (193.85° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.86% (better contrasting with white)
Fine Tuned Blue Color Sample
Fine Tuned Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #84989e

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fine Tuned Blue Color. The Taliesin Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Seal Pup (#65869b) for more energetic effect. Try Granite Falls as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9e8983 is the best complementary color to Fine Tuned Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #84989e complementary color is Pharlap, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent Gray are #839e97 and #838b9e. Thus found on the left and right of #84989e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith and Regent Gray colors as they work well with Fine Tuned Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fine Tuned Blue palette consists of #9e9783 and #9e838b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e8983). Try Gurkha and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #84989e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #84989e offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fine Tuned Blue. Thus Sage and Mountbatten Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fine Tuned Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Mamba, and Spanish Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #84989e square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fine Tuned Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9e8983) and two others. The Mountbatten Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spanish Green – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e8398 and #839e8a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #84989e is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Fine Tuned Blue has a hue angle of 193.85°, a saturation of 11.82% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #84989e is made of 10.2% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #84989e
RGB Decimal rgb(132,152,158)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 10.2, 2.35, 0, 38.04
HSL hsl(193.85,11.82%,56.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(193.85,16.46%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.5078,-5.7447,-5.5365)
XYZ xyz(26.9155,29.8306,36.687)
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