Box Office is pale, 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 | #76786f |
| Complementary Color | #8e9087 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (253.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Box Office Color. The Flying Carpet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ritual (#767081) for more energetic effect. Try Early Dawn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8e9087 is the best complementary color to Box Office. 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 #898790 complementary color is Lemon Grass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jumbo are #878990 and #8d8790. Thus found on the left and right of #898790 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oslo Gray and Mamba colors as they work well with Box Office.
The split-complementary Box Office palette consists of #899087 and #908d87 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e9087). Try Stack and Natural Gray colors in combination with #898790, 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 #898790 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 Box Office. Thus Stack and Schooner giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Box Office contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lemon Grass, Hurricane, and Gunsmoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #898790 square combo is a palette of mid blue, cool red, 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. Box Office tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#8e9087) and two others. The Schooner is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oslo Gray – 120° from the complementary Lemon Grass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #908987 and #878e90.
In a RGB color space, hex #898790 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Box Office has a hue angle of 253.33°, a saturation of 3.9% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #898790 is made of 2.74% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black ink.
| HEX | #898790 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,135,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 3.53, 0, 43.53 |
| HSL | hsl(253.33,3.9%,54.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(253.33,6.25%,56.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.7426,2.5478,-4.5495) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0145,24.6599,29.8797) |