Sand Verbena is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #606f3e |
| Complementary Color | #b2c190 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (258.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Sand Verbena Color. The Winter Amethyst color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Eyeshadow Viola (#ada6c2) for more calm effect. Try Delicate Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b2c190 is the best complementary color to Sand Verbena. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9f90c1 complementary color is Swamp Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bell are #9099c1 and #b790c1. Thus found on the left and right of #9f90c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bell and London Hue colors as they work well with Sand Verbena.
The split-complementary Sand Verbena palette consists of #99c190 and #c1b790 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2c190). Try Norway and Indian Khaki colors in combination with #9f90c1, 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 #9f90c1 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sand Verbena. Thus Summer Green and Quicksand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sand Verbena contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swamp Green, Oriental Pink, and Shadow Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f90c1 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sand Verbena tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#b2c190) and two others. The Quicksand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nepal – 120° from the complementary Swamp Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c19e90 and #90b2c1.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f90c1 is made of 32% red, 29% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Sand Verbena has a hue angle of 258.37°, a saturation of 28.32% and a lightness of 66.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f90c1 is made of 13.34% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #9f90c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,144,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 29%, 39% |
| CMYK | 13.34, 19.22, 0, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(258.37,28.32%,66.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(258.37,25.39%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.6489,15.5731,-23.3714) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.897,31.1677,54.6815) |