Honest Color

#9bb8e2

Honest is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #64471d
Complementary Color #e2c49b
Color Shade: blue cyan (215.49° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 74.71% (better contrasting with white)
Honest Color Sample
Honest Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9bb8e2

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Honest Color. The Modern Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Angelic Eyes (#bbd1e8) for more calm effect. Try Summer Birthday as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e2c49b is the best complementary color to Honest. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9bb8e2 complementary color is Calico, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent St Blue are #9bdbe2 and #a19be2. Thus found on the left and right of #9bb8e2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Morning Glory and Dull Lavender colors as they work well with Honest.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Honest palette consists of #dbe29b and #e2a19b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2c49b). Try Zombie and Petite Orchid colors in combination with #9bb8e2, 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 #9bb8e2 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 Honest. Thus Granny Smith Apple and Shocking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Honest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Calico, Light Orchid, and Granny Smith Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #9bb8e2 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green 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. Honest tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e2c49b) and two others. The Shocking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Algae Green – 120° from the complementary Calico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e29bb8 and #9be2c5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9bb8e2 is made of 27% red, 33% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Honest has a hue angle of 215.49°, a saturation of 55.04% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9bb8e2 is made of 27.85% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #9bb8e2
RGB Decimal rgb(155,184,226)
RGB Percentage 27%, 33%, 40%
CMYK 27.85, 16.47, 0, 11.37
HSL hsl(215.49,55.04%,74.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(215.49,31.42%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.0235,-0.1163,-24.2246)
XYZ xyz(44.3855,46.7405,78.634)
;