Forever Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #766447 |
| Complementary Color | #b8a589 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.02° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Forever Blue Color. The Stonewash color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bluebeard (#abb5c4) for more calm effect. Try Northern Pond as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b8a589 is the best complementary color to Forever Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #899bb8 complementary color is Mongoose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bali Hai are #89b2b8 and #8e89b8. Thus found on the left and right of #899bb8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gulf Stream and Lavender Purple colors as they work well with Forever Blue.
The split-complementary Forever Blue palette consists of #b2b889 and #b88e89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8a589). Try Swamp Green and Quicksand colors in combination with #899bb8, 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 #899bb8 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Forever Blue. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Forever Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mongoose, Bouquet, and Bay Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #899bb8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Forever Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b8a589) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Acapulco – 120° from the complementary Mongoose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8899b and #89b8a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #899bb8 is made of 29% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Forever Blue has a hue angle of 217.02°, a saturation of 24.87% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #899bb8 is made of 18.43% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #899bb8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,155,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 11.38, 0, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(217.02,24.87%,62.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.02,25.54%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.5257,0.2379,-17.1348) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6896,32.2217,49.9493) |