Blueberry Buckle 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 | #73664c |
| Complementary Color | #b3a68c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blueberry Buckle Color. The Country Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chivalrous (#aeb2c0) for more calm effect. Try Bluebeard as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b3a68c is the best complementary color to Blueberry Buckle. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8c99b3 complementary color is Hillary, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #8cacb3 and #928cb3. Thus found on the left and right of #8c99b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bali Hai and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Blueberry Buckle.
The split-complementary Blueberry Buckle palette consists of #acb38c and #b3928c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3a68c). Try Swamp Green and Thatch colors in combination with #8c99b3, 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 #8c99b3 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 Blueberry Buckle. Thus Schist and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blueberry Buckle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hillary, Bouquet, and Bay Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c99b3 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blueberry Buckle tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b3a68c) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Hillary. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b38c99 and #8cb3a6.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c99b3 is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Blueberry Buckle has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 20.42% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c99b3 is made of 15.3% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #8c99b3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,153,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 15.3, 10.2, 0, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(220,20.42%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,21.79%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.0214,1.116,-15.0677) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3431,31.6126,47.1504) |