Indifferent Color

#9892b8

Indifferent is pale, 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 #676d47
Complementary Color #b1b792
Color Shade: mid blue (249.47° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 64.71% (better contrasting with white)
Indifferent Color Sample
Indifferent Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9892b8

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Indifferent Color. The Aster color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cosmic Sky (#aaaac4) for more calm effect. Try Lavender Dream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b1b792 is the best complementary color to Indifferent. 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 #9892b8 complementary color is Swamp Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst Smoke are #929eb7 and #ab92b7. Thus found on the left and right of #9892b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bali Hai and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Indifferent.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Indifferent palette consists of #9eb792 and #b7ab92 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1b792). Try Norway and Heathered Gray colors in combination with #9892b8, 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 #9892b8 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 Indifferent. Thus Summer Green and Thatch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Indifferent contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swamp Green, Thatch, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #9892b8 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan 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. Indifferent tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#b1b792) and two others. The Thatch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gull Gray – 120° from the complementary Swamp Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b79892 and #92b1b7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9892b8 is made of 32% red, 30% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Indifferent has a hue angle of 249.47°, a saturation of 21.11% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9892b8 is made of 12.55% cyan, 14.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #9892b8
RGB Decimal rgb(152,146,184)
RGB Percentage 32%, 30%, 38%
CMYK 12.55, 14.91, 0, 27.84
HSL hsl(249.47,21.11%,64.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(249.47,20.65%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.2483,10.121,-18.9681)
XYZ xyz(31.8795,30.6939,49.5917)
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