Mandrake Color

#8889a0

Mandrake is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #77765f
Complementary Color #a09f87
Color Shade: cool blue (237.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 58.04% (better contrasting with white)
Mandrake Color Sample
Mandrake Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8889a0

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Mandrake Color. The Amethyst Haze color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Spun Pearl (#a2a1ac) for more calm effect. Try Aircraft Exterior Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a09f87 is the best complementary color to Mandrake. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8889a0 complementary color is Tallow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #8794a0 and #9387a0. Thus found on the left and right of #8889a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Regent Gray and Mamba colors as they work well with Mandrake.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mandrake palette consists of #94a087 and #a09387 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a09f87). Try Sage and Zorba colors in combination with #8889a0, 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 #8889a0 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mandrake. Thus Envy and Pharlap giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mandrake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tallow, Mountbatten Pink, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #8889a0 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Mandrake tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#a09f87) and two others. The Pharlap is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith – 120° from the complementary Tallow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a08788 and #87a09f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8889a0 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Mandrake has a hue angle of 237.5°, a saturation of 11.21% and a lightness of 58.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8889a0 is made of 9.42% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.

HEX #8889a0
RGB Decimal rgb(136,137,160)
RGB Percentage 31%, 32%, 37%
CMYK 9.42, 9.02, 0, 37.25
HSL hsl(237.5,11.21%,58.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(237.5,15%,62.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.7164,4.5023,-12.3047)
XYZ xyz(25.4442,25.6636,36.8702)
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