Provence Blue Color

#8a9c99

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

Inverse Color #756366
Complementary Color #9c898c
Color Shade: warm cyan (170° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 57.65% (better contrasting with white)
Provence Blue Color Sample
Provence Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8a9c99

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Provence Blue Color. The Overgrown Trellis color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Classic Calm (#6b8885) for more energetic effect. Try Ebbing Tide as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9c898c is the best complementary color to Provence Blue. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8a9c99 complementary color is Dusty Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Granny Smith are #899c8f and #89969c. Thus found on the left and right of #8a9c99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mantle and Regent Gray colors as they work well with Provence Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Provence Blue palette consists of #9c8f89 and #9c8996 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c898c). Try Zorba and Venus colors in combination with #8a9c99, 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 #8a9c99 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Provence Blue. Thus Lemon Grass and Mamba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Provence Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Manatee, and Lemon Grass split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a9c99 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Provence Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#9c898c) and two others. The Mamba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spanish Green – 120° from the complementary Dusty Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98899c and #8c9c89.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8a9c99 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Provence Blue has a hue angle of 170°, a saturation of 8.33% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a9c99 is made of 7.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #8a9c99
RGB Decimal rgb(138,156,153)
RGB Percentage 31%, 35%, 34%
CMYK 7.06, 0, 1.18, 38.82
HSL hsl(170,8.33%,57.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(170,11.54%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.9109,-6.9679,-0.599)
XYZ xyz(28.1195,31.4801,34.7312)
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