Russian Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #655144 |
| Complementary Color | #bba69a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Russian Blue Color. The Icicles color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bluesy Note (#7c9ab5) for more energetic effect. Try Coastal Vista as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bba69a is the best complementary color to Russian Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9aaebb complementary color is Thatch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gull Gray are #9abbb7 and #9a9dbb. Thus found on the left and right of #9aaebb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Santas Gray colors as they work well with Russian Blue.
The split-complementary Russian Blue palette consists of #bbb79a and #bb9a9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bba69a). Try Heathered Gray and Thatch colors in combination with #9aaebb, 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 #9aaebb offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Russian Blue. Thus Schist and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Russian Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thatch, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #9aaebb square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Russian Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bba69a) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Thatch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb9aad and #9abba6.
In a RGB color space, hex #9aaebb is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Russian Blue has a hue angle of 203.64°, a saturation of 19.53% and a lightness of 66.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9aaebb is made of 12.94% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #9aaebb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,174,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 5.09, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(203.64,19.53%,66.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.64,17.65%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.9863,-4.1324,-8.9777) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4321,40.73,52.9025) |