Evocative 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 | #624338 |
| Complementary Color | #c7a79c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Evocative Blue Color. The Lake Winnipeg color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Silver Skate (#87a1b1) for more calm effect. Try Stormfang as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c7a79c is the best complementary color to Evocative 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 #9dbcc7 complementary color is Rodeo Dust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rock Blue are #9cc7bc and #9ca6c7. Thus found on the left and right of #9dbcc7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Rock Blue colors as they work well with Evocative Blue.
The split-complementary Evocative Blue palette consists of #c7bc9c and #c79ca6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7a79c). Try Coral Reef and Oriental Pink colors in combination with #9dbcc7, 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 #9dbcc7 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 Evocative Blue. Thus Thistle Green and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Evocative Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rodeo Dust, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #9dbcc7 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, 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. Evocative Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c7a79c) and two others. The Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Rodeo Dust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c79cbc and #9cc7a7.
In a RGB color space, hex #9dbcc7 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Evocative Blue has a hue angle of 195.71°, a saturation of 27.27% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9dbcc7 is made of 16.47% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #9dbcc7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,188,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 4.31, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(195.71,27.27%,69.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.71,21.11%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.3545,-8.0277,-9.0281) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1967,47.2581,60.9305) |