Paris Color

#91a7bc

Paris is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta

Inverse Color #6e5843
Complementary Color #bca691
Color Shade: cool cyan (209.3° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 65.29% (better contrasting with white)
Paris Color Sample
Paris Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #91a7bc

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Paris Color. The Shadow Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Evening Hush (#7b8ca8) for more calm effect. Try Hushed Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bca691 is the best complementary color to Paris. 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 #91a7bc complementary color is Quicksand, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nepal are #91bcbb and #9191bc. Thus found on the left and right of #91a7bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Paris.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Paris palette consists of #bcbb91 and #bc9191 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bca691). Try Swamp Green and Quicksand colors in combination with #91a7bc, 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 #91a7bc 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 Paris. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Paris contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quicksand, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #91a7bc square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Paris tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bca691) 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 #bc91a6 and #91bca6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #91a7bc is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Paris has a hue angle of 209.3°, a saturation of 24.29% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #91a7bc is made of 16.87% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #91a7bc
RGB Decimal rgb(145,167,188)
RGB Percentage 29%, 33%, 38%
CMYK 16.87, 8.24, 0, 26.27
HSL hsl(209.3,24.29%,65.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(209.3,22.87%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.4926,-2.9632,-13.3264)
XYZ xyz(34.5729,37.288,52.9521)
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