Second Pour Color

#887ca4

Second Pour is pale, 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 #77835b
Complementary Color #97a47b
Color Shade: warm blue (258° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.47% (better contrasting with white)
Second Pour Color Sample
Second Pour Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #887ca4

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Second Pour Color. The Jazz Tune color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Alienator Grey (#9790a4) for more calm effect. Try Delectable as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#97a47b is the best complementary color to Second Pour. 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 #887ca4 complementary color is Sage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #7b83a4 and #9c7ba4. Thus found on the left and right of #887ca4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lynch and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Second Pour.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Second Pour palette consists of #83a47b and #a49c7b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97a47b). Try Amulet and Donkey Brown colors in combination with #887ca4, 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 #887ca4 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 Second Pour. Thus Bay Leaf and Pharlap giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Second Pour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sage, Pharlap, and Sea Nymph split by 90° on the color wheel. #887ca4 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Second Pour tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#97a47b) and two others. The Pharlap is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gumbo – 120° from the complementary Sage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4887b and #7b97a4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #887ca4 is made of 32% red, 29% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Second Pour has a hue angle of 258°, a saturation of 18.02% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #887ca4 is made of 10.98% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #887ca4
RGB Decimal rgb(136,124,164)
RGB Percentage 32%, 29%, 39%
CMYK 10.98, 15.68, 0, 35.69
HSL hsl(258,18.02%,56.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(258,24.39%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.3753,12.959,-19.6768)
XYZ xyz(24.0618,22.3299,38.1639)
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