In the 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 | #614f44 |
| Complementary Color | #bba99e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to In the Blue Color. The Frozen Lake color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Dusk (#8c959d) for more calm effect. Try Weldon Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bba99e is the best complementary color to In the 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 #9eb0bb complementary color is Malta, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gull Gray are #9ebbb7 and #9ea1bb. Thus found on the left and right of #9eb0bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Santas Gray colors as they work well with In the Blue.
The split-complementary In the Blue palette consists of #bbb79e and #bb9ea1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bba99e). Try Heathered Gray and Thatch colors in combination with #9eb0bb, 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 #9eb0bb 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 In the Blue. Thus Schist and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of In the Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malta, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #9eb0bb square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool 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. In the Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bba99e) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Malta. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb9eb0 and #9ebba9.
In a RGB color space, hex #9eb0bb is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode In the Blue has a hue angle of 202.76°, a saturation of 17.58% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9eb0bb is made of 11.37% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #9eb0bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,176,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 4.31, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(202.76,17.58%,67.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.76,15.51%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.8072,-3.9123,-7.7267) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5955,41.9076,53.0685) |