Trance 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 | #70685a |
| Complementary Color | #a59d8f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Trance Color. The Stonewash color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Harbour Fog (#afb1b4) for more calm effect. Try Brisk Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a59d8f is the best complementary color to Trance. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8f97a5 complementary color is Zorba, 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 Manatee are #8fa2a5 and #928fa5. Thus found on the left and right of #8f97a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith and Manatee colors as they work well with Trance.
The split-complementary Trance palette consists of #a2a58f and #a5928f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a59d8f). Try Sage and Del Rio colors in combination with #8f97a5, 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 #8f97a5 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 Trance. Thus Sage and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Trance contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Venus, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f97a5 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. Trance tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a59d8f) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pewter – 120° from the complementary Zorba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a58f97 and #8fa59d.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f97a5 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Trance has a hue angle of 218.18°, a saturation of 10.89% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f97a5 is made of 8.63% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #8f97a5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,151,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 5.49, 0, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(218.18,10.89%,60.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.18,13.33%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.2446,0.0632,-8.3145) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1858,30.6895,39.9827) |