Centre Stage Color

#c8c7cb

Centre Stage is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #373834
Complementary Color #cacbc7
Color Shade: mid blue (255° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 78.82% (better contrasting with black)
Centre Stage Color Sample
Centre Stage Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c8c7cb

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Centre Stage Color. The Evening Haze 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 Veiled Delight (#b2b0bd) for more energetic effect. Try Dreamland as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cacbc7 is the best complementary color to Centre Stage. 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 #c8c7cb complementary color is Celeste, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of French Gray are #c7c8cb and #cac7cb. Thus found on the left and right of #c8c7cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching French Gray and Gray Suit colors as they work well with Centre Stage.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Centre Stage palette consists of #c8cbc7 and #cbcac7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cacbc7). Try Pumice and Cloud colors in combination with #c8c7cb, 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 #c8c7cb 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 Centre Stage. Thus Pumice and Silver giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Centre Stage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Celeste, Pale Slate, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8c7cb square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan 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. Centre Stage tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#cacbc7) and two others. The Silver is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Sand – 120° from the complementary Celeste. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbc8c7 and #c7cacb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c8c7cb is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Centre Stage has a hue angle of 255°, a saturation of 3.7% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8c7cb is made of 1.18% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #c8c7cb
RGB Decimal rgb(200,199,203)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 1.18, 1.57, 0, 20.39
HSL hsl(255,3.7%,78.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(255,1.97%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.4253,1.0864,-1.8805)
XYZ xyz(55.0223,57.438,64.6866)
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