Babiana is calm, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #78905c |
| Complementary Color | #8ba36f |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (267.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Babiana Color. The Flirty Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Juneberry (#775496) for more energetic effect. Try Kismet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8ba36f is the best complementary color to Babiana. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #876fa3 complementary color is Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Kimberly are #6f71a3 and #a06fa3. Thus found on the left and right of #876fa3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kimberly and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Babiana.
The split-complementary Babiana palette consists of #71a36f and #a3a06f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ba36f). Try Amulet and Donkey Brown colors in combination with #876fa3, 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 #876fa3 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Babiana. Thus Oxley and Sandal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Babiana contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Asparagus, Coral Tree, and Sea Nymph split by 90° on the color wheel. #876fa3 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Babiana tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#8ba36f) and two others. The Sandal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bermuda Gray – 120° from the complementary Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3866f and #6f8ba3.
In a RGB color space, hex #876fa3 is made of 33% red, 27% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Babiana has a hue angle of 267.69°, a saturation of 22.03% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #876fa3 is made of 10.98% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #876fa3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,111,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 27%, 40% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 20.39, 0, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(267.69,22.03%,53.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(267.69,31.9%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.8787,20.054,-24.4765) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.287,19.1641,37.1747) |