Periwinkle Blossom Color

#8b9ab9

Periwinkle Blossom 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 #746546
Complementary Color #b9a98b
Color Shade: blue cyan (220.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 63.53% (better contrasting with white)
Periwinkle Blossom Color Sample
Periwinkle Blossom Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8b9ab9

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Periwinkle Blossom Color. The Suds color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Perfect Periwinkle (#6487b0) for more energetic effect. Try Spacious Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b9a98b is the best complementary color to Periwinkle Blossom. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b9ab9 complementary color is Mongoose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #8bb1b9 and #928bb9. Thus found on the left and right of #8b9ab9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nepal and Lavender Purple colors as they work well with Periwinkle Blossom.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Periwinkle Blossom palette consists of #b1b98b and #b9928b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9a98b). Try Swamp Green and Quicksand colors in combination with #8b9ab9, 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 #8b9ab9 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 Periwinkle Blossom. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Periwinkle Blossom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mongoose, Bouquet, and Bay Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b9ab9 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Periwinkle Blossom tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b9a98b) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Mongoose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b98b99 and #8bb9a9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8b9ab9 is made of 29% red, 32% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Periwinkle Blossom has a hue angle of 220.43°, a saturation of 24.73% and a lightness of 63.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b9ab9 is made of 18.04% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #8b9ab9
RGB Decimal rgb(139,154,185)
RGB Percentage 29%, 32%, 39%
CMYK 18.04, 12.16, 0, 27.45
HSL hsl(220.43,24.73%,63.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(220.43,24.86%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.4279,1.6642,-17.8311)
XYZ xyz(30.96,32.103,50.4637)
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