Vintage Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #78474a |
| Complementary Color | #b88789 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (176.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Vintage Blue Color. The Tower Bridge color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blende Blue (#a9c4c4) for more calm effect. Try Glacier Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b88789 is the best complementary color to Vintage Blue. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #87b8b5 complementary color is Brandy Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gulf Stream are #87b89c and #87a2b8. Thus found on the left and right of #87b8b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Acapulco and Bali Hai colors as they work well with Vintage Blue.
The split-complementary Vintage Blue palette consists of #b89c87 and #b887a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b88789). Try Mongoose and Bouquet colors in combination with #87b8b5, 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 #87b8b5 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Vintage Blue. Thus Swamp Green and Lavender Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vintage Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brandy Rose, Lavender Purple, and Swamp Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #87b8b5 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Vintage Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#b88789) and two others. The Lavender Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Brandy Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b587b8 and #8ab887.
In a RGB color space, hex #87b8b5 is made of 27% red, 37% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Vintage Blue has a hue angle of 176.33°, a saturation of 25.65% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87b8b5 is made of 19.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #87b8b5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,184,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 37%, 36% |
| CMYK | 19.22, 0, 1.18, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(176.33,25.65%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(176.33,26.63%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.3973,-16.7241,-3.7197) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4727,42.7681,50.1015) |