Carriage Ride is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #75723b |
| Complementary Color | #c4c18a |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (236.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Carriage Ride Color. The Blossom Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wild Phlox (#9ea5c3) for more calm effect. Try Monastic as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c4c18a is the best complementary color to Carriage Ride. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8a8dc4 complementary color is Pine Glade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bell are #8aaac4 and #a38ac4. Thus found on the left and right of #8a8dc4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nepal and East Side colors as they work well with Carriage Ride.
The split-complementary Carriage Ride palette consists of #aac48a and #c4a38a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4c18a). Try Olivine and Indian Khaki colors in combination with #8a8dc4, 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 #8a8dc4 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Carriage Ride. Thus De York and Oriental Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carriage Ride contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Glade, Viola, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a8dc4 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Carriage Ride tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c4c18a) and two others. The Oriental Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Neptune – 120° from the complementary Pine Glade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c48a8d and #8ac4c1.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a8dc4 is made of 29% red, 30% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Carriage Ride has a hue angle of 236.9°, a saturation of 32.95% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a8dc4 is made of 22.74% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #8a8dc4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,141,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 30%, 41% |
| CMYK | 22.74, 21.57, 0, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(236.9,32.95%,65.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(236.9,29.59%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2829,11.5131,-28.8463) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9699,28.4385,56.1342) |