Fairy Wren is calm, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #6b8650 |
| Complementary Color | #93af78 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (270° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Fairy Wren Color. The Lush Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Purple Paradise (#79669d) for more calm effect. Try Greek Lavender as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#93af78 is the best complementary color to Fairy Wren. Yellow green shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9479af complementary color is Olivine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lavender Purple are #7878af and #af78af. Thus found on the left and right of #9479af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Blue Yonder and Bouquet colors as they work well with Fairy Wren.
The split-complementary Fairy Wren palette consists of #78af78 and #afaf78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#93af78). Try Bay Leaf and Green Smoke colors in combination with #9479af, 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 #9479af offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fairy Wren. Thus Acapulco and Sandrift giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fairy Wren contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olivine, Coral Tree, and Gulf Stream split by 90° on the color wheel. #9479af square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, yellow green and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fairy Wren tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#93af78) and two others. The Sandrift is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wild Blue Yonder – 120° from the complementary Olivine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #af9378 and #7893af.
In a RGB color space, hex #9479af is made of 33% red, 27% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Fairy Wren has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 25.23% and a lightness of 58.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9479af is made of 10.59% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #9479af |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(148,121,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 27%, 39% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 21.18, 0, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(270,25.23%,58.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270,30.86%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.14,21.1832,-24.7562) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.788,23.0658,43.5977) |