Downpour is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #64615d |
| Complementary Color | #a29e9b |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Downpour Color. The Roman Silver color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sea Lion (#7f8793) for more energetic effect. Try Prophetic Sea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a29e9b is the best complementary color to Downpour. Warm red shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9b9ea2 complementary color is Dawn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #9ba1a2 and #9b9ba2. Thus found on the left and right of #9b9ea2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Manatee colors as they work well with Downpour.
The split-complementary Downpour palette consists of #a1a29b and #a29b9b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a29e9b). Try Delta and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #9b9ea2, 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 #9b9ea2 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 Downpour. Thus Lemon Grass and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Downpour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dawn, Shady Lady, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b9ea2 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid 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. Downpour tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a29e9b) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pewter – 120° from the complementary Dawn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a29b9e and #9ba29f.
In a RGB color space, hex #9b9ea2 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Downpour has a hue angle of 214.29°, a saturation of 3.63% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b9ea2 is made of 2.75% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #9b9ea2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,158,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 1.57, 0, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(214.29,3.63%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.29,4.32%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.9871,-0.2857,-2.4642) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.266,34.0309,39.0504) |