Minnesota April is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #64604a |
| Complementary Color | #b5b19b |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Minnesota April Color. The Bombay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Enchanted Silver (#b5b5bd) for more calm effect. Try Silverado Trail as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b5b19b is the best complementary color to Minnesota April. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9b9fb5 complementary color is Taupe Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Santas Gray are #9bacb5 and #a39bb5. Thus found on the left and right of #9b9fb5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gull Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Minnesota April.
The split-complementary Minnesota April palette consists of #acb59b and #b5a39b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5b19b). Try Schist and Thatch colors in combination with #9b9fb5, 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 #9b9fb5 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Minnesota April. Thus Norway and Thatch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Minnesota April contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Taupe Gray, Dusty Gray, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b9fb5 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Minnesota April tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#b5b19b) and two others. The Thatch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Taupe Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b59b9f and #9bb5b1.
In a RGB color space, hex #9b9fb5 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Minnesota April has a hue angle of 230.77°, a saturation of 14.94% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b9fb5 is made of 10.2% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #9b9fb5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,159,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 8.63, 0, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(230.77,14.94%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230.77,14.36%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.8272,3.1217,-11.8548) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2562,35.101,48.6857) |