Logan Color

#9d9cb4

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

Inverse Color #62634b
Complementary Color #b3b49c
Color Shade: mid blue (242.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 65.88% (better contrasting with white)
Logan Color Sample
Logan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9d9cb4

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Logan Color. The Partridge Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Miracle (#898696) for more calm effect. Try Buffed Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b3b49c is the best complementary color to Logan. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d9cb4 complementary color is Eagle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Santas Gray are #9ca7b4 and #a99cb4. Thus found on the left and right of #9d9cb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gull Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Logan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Logan palette consists of #a7b49c and #b4a99c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3b49c). Try Schist and Nomad colors in combination with #9d9cb4, 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 #9d9cb4 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Logan. Thus Norway and Thatch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Logan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eagle, Dusty Gray, and Pewter split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d9cb4 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan 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. Logan tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#b3b49c) and two others. The Thatch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hit Gray – 120° from the complementary Eagle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b49d9c and #9cb3b4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9d9cb4 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Logan has a hue angle of 242.5°, a saturation of 13.79% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d9cb4 is made of 9.02% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #9d9cb4
RGB Decimal rgb(157,156,180)
RGB Percentage 32%, 32%, 37%
CMYK 9.02, 9.41, 0, 29.41
HSL hsl(242.5,13.79%,65.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(242.5,13.33%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.1529,5.2481,-12.2913)
XYZ xyz(34.0313,34.2403,47.9954)
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