Antiquate is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #72755f |
| Complementary Color | #9ca089 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (248.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Antiquate Color. The Amethyst Haze color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lunar Outpost (#828287) for more calm effect. Try Capercaillie Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9ca089 is the best complementary color to Antiquate. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d8aa0 complementary color is Lemon Grass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #8991a0 and #9789a0. Thus found on the left and right of #8d8aa0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Mamba colors as they work well with Antiquate.
The split-complementary Antiquate palette consists of #91a089 and #a09889 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ca089). Try Sage and Zorba colors in combination with #8d8aa0, 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 #8d8aa0 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Antiquate. Thus Envy and Zorba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antiquate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lemon Grass, Dusty Gray, and Pewter split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d8aa0 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Antiquate tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#9ca089) and two others. The Zorba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith – 120° from the complementary Lemon Grass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a08c89 and #899ca0.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d8aa0 is made of 32% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Antiquate has a hue angle of 248.18°, a saturation of 10.38% and a lightness of 58.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d8aa0 is made of 7.46% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #8d8aa0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,138,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 31%, 36% |
| CMYK | 7.46, 8.63, 0, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(248.18,10.38%,58.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(248.18,13.75%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.3939,5.6424,-11.2455) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4181,26.3777,36.9567) |