Indigo Child Color

#a09fcc

Indigo Child 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 #5f6033
Complementary Color #cbcc9e
Color Shade: mid blue (241.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 71.18% (better contrasting with white)
Indigo Child Color Sample
Indigo Child Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a09fcc

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Indigo Child Color. The Brocade color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Amethyst Grey (#9085c4) for more energetic effect. Try Wisteria Fragrance as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cbcc9e is the best complementary color to Indigo Child. 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 #a09fcc complementary color is Chino, 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 Blue Bell are #9eb4cc and #b69ecc. Thus found on the left and right of #a09fcc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rock Blue and East Side colors as they work well with Indigo Child.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Indigo Child palette consists of #b4cc9e and #ccb69e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbcc9e). Try Sprout and Rodeo Dust colors in combination with #a09fcc, 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 #a09fcc 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 Indigo Child. Thus Spring Rain and Eunry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Indigo Child contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chino, Careys Pink, and Shadow Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a09fcc 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. Indigo Child tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#cbcc9e) and two others. The Eunry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Mist – 120° from the complementary Chino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cca09e and #9ecbcc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a09fcc is made of 31% red, 30% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Indigo Child has a hue angle of 241.33°, a saturation of 30.61% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a09fcc is made of 17.25% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #a09fcc
RGB Decimal rgb(160,159,204)
RGB Percentage 31%, 30%, 39%
CMYK 17.25, 17.65, 0, 20
HSL hsl(241.33,30.61%,71.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(241.33,22.06%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.9981,9.9264,-22.8527)
XYZ xyz(37.7944,36.6295,62.205)
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