Ashley Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #796654 |
| Complementary Color | #aa9786 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ashley Blue Color. The Blue Shadow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Grey Blueberry (#6c8096) for more calm effect. Try Bay View as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aa9786 is the best complementary color to Ashley Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8699ab complementary color is Donkey Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bali Hai are #86aaaa and #8686aa. Thus found on the left and right of #8699ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cascade and Manatee colors as they work well with Ashley Blue.
The split-complementary Ashley Blue palette consists of #aaaa86 and #aa8686 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa9786). Try Tallow and Pharlap colors in combination with #8699ab, 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 #8699ab offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ashley Blue. Thus Sage and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ashley Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Donkey Brown, Bouquet, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8699ab square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Ashley Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#aa9786) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Donkey Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa8698 and #86aa98.
In a RGB color space, hex #8699ab is made of 29% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Ashley Blue has a hue angle of 209.19°, a saturation of 18.05% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8699ab is made of 14.51% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #8699ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(134,153,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 7.06, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(209.19,18.05%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.19,21.64%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.3309,-2.6846,-11.6421) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5734,30.7911,42.9654) |