Symphony of Blue Color

#89a0a6

Symphony of Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #765f59
Complementary Color #a68e89
Color Shade: mid cyan (192.41° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 59.41% (better contrasting with white)
Symphony of Blue Color Sample
Symphony of Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #89a0a6

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Symphony of Blue Color. The Rough Ride color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dusty Turquoise (#649b9e) for more energetic effect. Try Adirondack Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a68e89 is the best complementary color to Symphony of Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #89a0a6 complementary color is Del Rio, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Granny Smith are #89a69d and #8991a6. Thus found on the left and right of #89a0a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cascade and Manatee colors as they work well with Symphony of Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Symphony of Blue palette consists of #a69d89 and #a68991 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a68e89). Try Tallow and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #89a0a6, 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 #89a0a6 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Symphony of Blue. Thus Sage and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Symphony of Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Del Rio, Amethyst Smoke, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #89a0a6 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Symphony of Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a68e89) 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 #a689a0 and #89a68f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #89a0a6 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Symphony of Blue has a hue angle of 192.41°, a saturation of 14.01% and a lightness of 59.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #89a0a6 is made of 11.37% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #89a0a6
RGB Decimal rgb(137,160,166)
RGB Percentage 30%, 35%, 36%
CMYK 11.37, 2.35, 0, 34.9
HSL hsl(192.41,14.01%,59.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(192.41,17.47%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.3331,-6.7022,-5.8219)
XYZ xyz(29.7703,33.2132,40.9181)
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