Relaxing Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #766255 |
| Complementary Color | #aa9589 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Relaxing Blue Color. The Scanda color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Battle Blue (#74828f) for more calm effect. Try Gilneas Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aa9589 is the best complementary color to Relaxing Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #899daa complementary color is Del Rio, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bali Hai are #89aaa6 and #898caa. Thus found on the left and right of #899daa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cascade and Manatee colors as they work well with Relaxing Blue.
The split-complementary Relaxing Blue palette consists of #aaa689 and #aa898c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aa9589). Try Tallow and Pharlap colors in combination with #899daa, 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 #899daa offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Relaxing Blue. Thus Sage and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Relaxing Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Del Rio, Amethyst Smoke, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #899daa square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Relaxing Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#aa9589) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Del Rio. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa899c and #89aa95.
In a RGB color space, hex #899daa is made of 30% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Relaxing Blue has a hue angle of 203.64°, a saturation of 16.26% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #899daa is made of 12.94% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #899daa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,157,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 5.1, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(203.64,16.26%,60.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.64,19.41%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.6185,-4.159,-9.1306) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6292,32.3346,42.7098) |