Awaken 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 | #585c44 |
| Complementary Color | #b7bba3 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (250° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Awaken Color. The Purple Amethyst 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 Larkspur Violet (#928aae) for more energetic effect. Try Brave Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7bba3 is the best complementary color to Awaken. 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 #a7a3bb 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 Amethyst Smoke are #a3abbb and #b3a3bb. Thus found on the left and right of #a7a3bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gull Gray and London Hue colors as they work well with Awaken.
The split-complementary Awaken palette consists of #abbba3 and #bbb3a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7bba3). Try Norway and Nomad colors in combination with #a7a3bb, 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 #a7a3bb 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 Awaken. Thus Norway and Silk giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Awaken contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eagle, Thatch, and Tower Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7a3bb 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. Awaken tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#b7bba3) and two others. The Silk 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 #bba7a3 and #a3b6bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #a7a3bb is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Awaken has a hue angle of 250°, a saturation of 15% and a lightness of 68.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7a3bb is made of 7.84% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #a7a3bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,163,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 9.41, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(250,15%,68.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(250,12.83%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.0189,6.2021,-11.8155) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0032,37.9977,52.345) |