Pewter Blue 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 | #745748 |
| Complementary Color | #b79a8b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pewter Blue Color. The Feathery Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ocean Ridge (#7594b3) for more energetic effect. Try Oxford as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b79a8b is the best complementary color to Pewter Blue. 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 #8ba8b7 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 Bali Hai are #8bb7b0 and #8b92b7. Thus found on the left and right of #8ba8b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gulf Stream and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Pewter Blue.
The split-complementary Pewter Blue palette consists of #b7b08b and #b78b92 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b79a8b). Try Heathered Gray and Quicksand colors in combination with #8ba8b7, 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 #8ba8b7 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 Pewter Blue. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pewter Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quicksand, Amethyst Smoke, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #8ba8b7 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. Pewter Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b79a8b) 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 #b78ba7 and #8bb79a.
In a RGB color space, hex #8ba8b7 is made of 28% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Pewter Blue has a hue angle of 200.45°, a saturation of 23.4% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8ba8b7 is made of 17.25% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #8ba8b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,168,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 17.25, 5.88, 0, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(200.45,23.4%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.45,24.04%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.2118,-6.5508,-11.0114) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1973,36.9131,50.175) |