Royal Mile 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 | #5e5f48 |
| Complementary Color | #b6b7a0 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (242.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Royal Mile 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 lighter and more soft alternative called Enchanted Silver (#b5b5bd) for more calm effect. Try Gentleman's Suit as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6b7a0 is the best complementary color to Royal Mile. 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 #a1a0b7 complementary color is Eagle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #a0aab7 and #aca0b7. Thus found on the left and right of #a1a0b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gull Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Royal Mile.
The split-complementary Royal Mile palette consists of #aab7a0 and #b7aca0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6b7a0). Try Schist and Nomad colors in combination with #a1a0b7, 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 #a1a0b7 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 Royal Mile. Thus Norway and Thatch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Royal Mile contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eagle, Dusty Gray, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1a0b7 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Royal Mile tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#b6b7a0) and two others. The Thatch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tower Gray – 120° from the complementary Eagle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7a1a0 and #a0b6b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #a1a0b7 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Royal Mile has a hue angle of 242.61°, a saturation of 13.77% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1a0b7 is made of 8.62% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #a1a0b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,160,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 8.62, 9.01, 0, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(242.61,13.77%,67.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(242.61,12.57%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.6249,5.0042,-11.7275) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.816,36.1376,49.8873) |