Magic Carpet is calm, 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 | #6b7741 |
| Complementary Color | #b1bd88 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (253.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Magic Carpet Color. The Puturple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Evening Slipper (#a99ec1) for more calm effect. Try Milky Lavender as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b1bd88 is the best complementary color to Magic Carpet. 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 #9488be complementary color is Swamp Green, 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 Lavender Purple are #8896bd and #af88bd. Thus found on the left and right of #9488be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Blue Yonder and Lavender Purple colors as they work well with Magic Carpet.
The split-complementary Magic Carpet palette consists of #96bd88 and #bdaf88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1bd88). Try Olivine and Indian Khaki colors in combination with #9488be, 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 #9488be 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 Magic Carpet. Thus De York and Quicksand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Magic Carpet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swamp Green, Oriental Pink, and Gulf Stream split by 90° on the color wheel. #9488be 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. Magic Carpet tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#b1bd88) and two others. The Quicksand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nepal – 120° from the complementary Swamp Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bd9488 and #88b1bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #9488be is made of 31% red, 29% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Magic Carpet has a hue angle of 253.33°, a saturation of 29.35% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9488be is made of 16.47% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #9488be |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(148,136,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 29%, 40% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 21.18, 0, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(253.33,29.35%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(253.33,28.42%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.5456,15.9777,-26.5285) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3112,27.6219,52.4492) |