Cool Grey Color

#8c93ad

Cool Grey is pale, 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 #736c52
Complementary Color #ada68c
Color Shade: cool blue (227.27° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 61.37% (better contrasting with white)
Cool Grey Color Sample
Cool Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8c93ad

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Grey Color. The Modern Lavender color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Minuet Lilac (#777ba9) for more energetic effect. Try Quantum Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ada68c is the best complementary color to Cool Grey. 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 #8c93ad complementary color is Hillary, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #8ca3ad and #958cad. Thus found on the left and right of #8c93ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bali Hai and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Cool Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cool Grey palette consists of #a3ad8c and #ad958c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ada68c). Try Locust and Del Rio colors in combination with #8c93ad, 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 #8c93ad 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 Cool Grey. Thus Envy and Del Rio giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cool Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hillary, Bouquet, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c93ad square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Cool Grey tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#ada68c) and two others. The Del Rio is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cascade – 120° from the complementary Hillary. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad8c92 and #8cada6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8c93ad is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Grey has a hue angle of 227.27°, a saturation of 16.75% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c93ad is made of 12.94% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #8c93ad
RGB Decimal rgb(140,147,173)
RGB Percentage 30%, 32%, 38%
CMYK 12.94, 10.19, 0, 32.16
HSL hsl(227.27,16.75%,61.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(227.27,19.08%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.1855,3.1034,-14.4527)
XYZ xyz(28.7918,29.46,43.704)
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