Blue Heron 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 | #695c38 |
| Complementary Color | #c7ba96 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (224.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Heron Color. The True Lavender 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 Xenon Blue (#b7c0d7) for more calm effect. Try Violet Vision as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c7ba96 is the best complementary color to Blue Heron. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #96a3c7 complementary color is Indian Khaki, 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 Rock Blue are #96bbc7 and #a196c7. Thus found on the left and right of #96a3c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nepal and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Blue Heron.
The split-complementary Blue Heron palette consists of #bbc796 and #c7a196 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7ba96). Try Pine Glade and Eunry colors in combination with #96a3c7, 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 #96a3c7 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 Blue Heron. Thus Norway and Oriental Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Heron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indian Khaki, Lilac, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #96a3c7 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. Blue Heron tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c7ba96) and two others. The Oriental Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Indian Khaki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c796a3 and #96c7ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #96a3c7 is made of 29% red, 32% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Heron has a hue angle of 224.08°, a saturation of 30.43% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96a3c7 is made of 19.22% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #96a3c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,163,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 32%, 39% |
| CMYK | 19.22, 14.12, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(224.08,30.43%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(224.08,24.62%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.1282,3.3977,-19.9486) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9837,36.8019,59.2398) |