Monastic 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 | #54562d |
| Complementary Color | #d0d2a9 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (242.93° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Monastic Color. The Lily of the Nile color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Purple Amethyst (#9190ba) for more calm effect. Try Purple Purity as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d0d2a9 is the best complementary color to Monastic. 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 #aba9d2 complementary color is Green Mist, 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 Wistful are #a9bbd2 and #bfa9d2. Thus found on the left and right of #aba9d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casper and Logan colors as they work well with Monastic.
The split-complementary Monastic palette consists of #bbd2a9 and #d2bfa9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0d2a9). Try Sprout and Vanilla colors in combination with #aba9d2, 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 #aba9d2 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 Monastic. Thus Spring Rain and Clam Shell giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Monastic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Mist, Blossom, and Gum Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #aba9d2 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. Monastic tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#d0d2a9) and two others. The Clam Shell is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Mist – 120° from the complementary Green Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2aba9 and #a9d0d2.
In a RGB color space, hex #aba9d2 is made of 31% red, 31% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Monastic has a hue angle of 242.93°, a saturation of 31.3% and a lightness of 74.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aba9d2 is made of 15.29% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #aba9d2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,169,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 31%, 38% |
| CMYK | 15.29, 16.08, 0, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(242.93,31.3%,74.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(242.93,19.52%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.6546,9.178,-20.5153) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6154,41.687,66.7731) |