Futuristic is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #667257 |
| Complementary Color | #9ca88d |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (266.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Futuristic Color. The Emperor's Robe color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mythical (#7e778e) for more calm effect. Try Smashed Grape as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9ca88d is the best complementary color to Futuristic. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #998da8 complementary color is Sage, 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 Amethyst Smoke are #8d8ea8 and #a68da8. Thus found on the left and right of #998da8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Futuristic.
The split-complementary Futuristic palette consists of #8ea88d and #a8a68d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ca88d). Try Envy and Tallow colors in combination with #998da8, 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 #998da8 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 Futuristic. Thus Envy and Zorba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Futuristic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sage, Del Rio, and Cascade split by 90° on the color wheel. #998da8 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow 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. Futuristic tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#9ca88d) and two others. The Zorba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Regent Gray – 120° from the complementary Sage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8998d and #8d9ca8.
In a RGB color space, hex #998da8 is made of 33% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Futuristic has a hue angle of 266.67°, a saturation of 13.43% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #998da8 is made of 5.88% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #998da8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,141,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 31%, 36% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 10.59, 0, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(266.67,13.43%,60.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(266.67,16.07%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.4708,9.7912,-12.5876) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7296,28.6492,41.0087) |