Fife 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 | #565a3d |
| Complementary Color | #bec2a4 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (248.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Fife Color. The Larkspur Violet 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 Estate Violet (#c3c1d2) for more calm effect. Try Pale Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bec2a4 is the best complementary color to Fife. 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 #a9a5c2 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 Cadet Blue are #a4afc2 and #b7a4c2. Thus found on the left and right of #a9a5c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadet Blue and London Hue colors as they work well with Fife.
The split-complementary Fife palette consists of #afc2a4 and #c2b7a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bec2a4). Try Norway and Bison Hide colors in combination with #a9a5c2, 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 #a9a5c2 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 Fife. Thus Spring Rain and Thatch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fife contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eagle, Lily, and Opal split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9a5c2 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. Fife tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#bec2a4) 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 #c2a8a4 and #a4bdc2.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9a5c2 is made of 32% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Fife has a hue angle of 248.28°, a saturation of 19.21% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9a5c2 is made of 9.81% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #a9a5c2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,165,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 31%, 37% |
| CMYK | 9.81, 11.37, 0, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(248.28,19.21%,70.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(248.28,14.95%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.925,7.2435,-14.3206) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5549,39.2403,56.5283) |