Blue Tribute is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #564737 |
| Complementary Color | #c8b9a9 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.97° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Tribute Color. The Wild Clary 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 soft alternative called Periwinkle Dusk (#8d9db3) for more calm effect. Try Astro Bound as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c8b9a9 is the best complementary color to Blue Tribute. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9b8c8 complementary color is Coral Reef, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cadet Blue are #a9c7c8 and #a9a9c8. Thus found on the left and right of #a9b8c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Logan colors as they work well with Blue Tribute.
The split-complementary Blue Tribute palette consists of #c7c8a9 and #c8a9a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8b9a9). Try Thistle Green and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #a9b8c8, 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 #a9b8c8 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 Blue Tribute. Thus Rainee and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Tribute contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Reef, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9b8c8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Tribute tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c8b9a9) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Coral Reef. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8a9b7 and #a9c8b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9b8c8 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Tribute has a hue angle of 210.97°, a saturation of 21.99% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9b8c8 is made of 12.16% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #a9b8c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,184,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.16, 6.27, 0, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(210.97,21.99%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.97,15.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.1169,-1.8563,-9.8406) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.928,46.8861,61.3783) |