Notable Hue 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 | #745844 |
| Complementary Color | #bb9e8a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Notable Hue Color. The Alpha Tango 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 saturated alternative called Hushed Lilac (#6e8fb4) for more energetic effect. Try Hilo Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bb9e8a is the best complementary color to Notable Hue. 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 #8ba7bb complementary color is Quicksand, 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 Nepal are #8abbb7 and #8a8ebb. Thus found on the left and right of #8ba7bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gulf Stream and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Notable Hue.
The split-complementary Notable Hue palette consists of #bbb78a and #bb8a8e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bb9e8a). Try Indian Khaki and Brandy Rose colors in combination with #8ba7bb, 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 #8ba7bb 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 Notable Hue. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Notable Hue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quicksand, London Hue, and Bay Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #8ba7bb 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. Notable Hue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bb9e8a) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Quicksand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb8aa6 and #8abb9f.
In a RGB color space, hex #8ba7bb is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Notable Hue has a hue angle of 205°, a saturation of 26.09% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8ba7bb is made of 18.82% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #8ba7bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,167,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 38% |
| CMYK | 18.82, 7.84, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(205,26.09%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205,25.67%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.0621,-5.0644,-13.4582) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4358,36.7143,52.338) |