Uniform Color

#a7b7ca

Uniform is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #584835
Complementary Color #cabaa6
Color Shade: blue cyan (212.57° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 72.35% (better contrasting with white)
Uniform Color Sample
Uniform Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a7b7ca

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Uniform Color. The Stormfang color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Forever Blue (#899bb8) for more energetic effect. Try Blueberry Buckle as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cabaa6 is the best complementary color to Uniform. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a7b7ca complementary color is Coral Reef, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casper are #a6c8ca and #a8a6ca. Thus found on the left and right of #a7b7ca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Logan colors as they work well with Uniform.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Uniform palette consists of #c8caa6 and #caa8a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cabaa6). Try Thistle Green and Clam Shell colors in combination with #a7b7ca, 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 #a7b7ca offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Uniform. Thus Rainee and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Uniform contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Reef, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7b7ca square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green 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. Uniform tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#cabaa6) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Coral Reef. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #caa6b7 and #a6caba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a7b7ca is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Uniform has a hue angle of 212.57°, a saturation of 24.82% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7b7ca is made of 13.73% cyan, 7.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #a7b7ca
RGB Decimal rgb(167,183,202)
RGB Percentage 30%, 33%, 37%
CMYK 13.73, 7.46, 0, 20.78
HSL hsl(212.57,24.82%,72.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(212.57,17.33%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.77,-1.5305,-11.4645)
XYZ xyz(43.5305,46.3467,62.5286)
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