Faraway Sky is calm, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #767f3e |
| Complementary Color | #b8c180 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (248.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Faraway Sky Color. The Majestic Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cosmo Purple (#a09bc6) for more calm effect. Try Bloomsberry as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8c180 is the best complementary color to Faraway Sky. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8980c1 complementary color is Pine Glade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wild Blue Yonder are #8097c1 and #a980c1. Thus found on the left and right of #8980c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ship Cove and Purple Mountain's Majesty colors as they work well with Faraway Sky.
The split-complementary Faraway Sky palette consists of #97c180 and #c1a980 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8c180). Try Olivine and Indian Khaki colors in combination with #8980c1, 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 #8980c1 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Faraway Sky. Thus De York and Old Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Faraway Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Glade, Puce, and Neptune split by 90° on the color wheel. #8980c1 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Faraway Sky tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#b8c180) and two others. The Old Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Glacier – 120° from the complementary Pine Glade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c18880 and #80b8c1.
In a RGB color space, hex #8980c1 is made of 30% red, 28% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Faraway Sky has a hue angle of 248.31°, a saturation of 34.39% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8980c1 is made of 21.96% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #8980c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,128,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 28%, 42% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 25.49, 0, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(248.31,34.39%,62.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(248.31,33.68%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.6904,18.025,-32.7307) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6613,24.607,53.7438) |