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Blue Grey 9

DecoTime Teal & Aqua cool
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DecoTime BG9 Blue Grey 9 is a deep blue alcohol marker in the Teal & Aqua family. It sits in the darker value range, making it well-suited for night sky, deep water, dark denim. Cool undertones make it well-suited to shadows, skies, and atmospheric depth.

Teal & Aqua family Cool temperature 27% lightness
Night skyDeep waterDark denimDeep seaDark cool shadows
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Blue Grey 9
Color Family
Teal & Aqua
Temperature
Cool
Lightness (HSL)
27%
Saturation (HSL)
39%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Computed lighter and darker shades from the displayed swatches. Test them on your paper before blending.

Shadow Side
72
Napoleon Blue Perceptual L33%
195
Dark Denim Blue Perceptual L36%
Current Marker
BG9
Blue Grey 9 Perceptual L37%
Highlight Side
73
Ultra Marine Perceptual L39%
69
Prussian Blue Perceptual L40%

Works Well With

Highlights
BG7
Blue Grey 7
+14 lightness
BG5
Blue Grey 5
+31 lightness
BG3
Blue Grey 3
+47 lightness
Analogous Colors
62
Marine Blue
15° hue shift
187
Light Grey Blue
16° hue shift
185
Pale Blue Light
17° hue shift
182
Frost Blue
20° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

32
Deep Yellow
opposite hue
29
Barely Beige
opposite hue
36
Cream
opposite hue
99
Bronze
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where BG9 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🌧 Rainy Noir
Wet pavement. Cold neon. Shadows that remember.
Cinematic
⛈ Storm Watch
Porch light on while the horizon turns grey-green and the wind drops out of nowhere.
Cinematic
🚗 Night Drive
Dashboard amber on your hands at 2 a.m.; everything past the windshield is one long blue tunnel.
Cinematic
🔦 Crime Scene
Yellow tape. Concrete. Someone left in a hurry.
Cinematic
🤫 Right Before the Knock
Hallway dark except for the strip under the door — and that strip just moved.
Emotional
🌑 Empty Chair at Dusk
Last light through gauze curtains across a chair no one is going to sit in.
Emotional
💥 Vintage Comic
Halftone red and Ben-Day blue under hard black ink; a punch frozen mid-panel.
Art Style
🖨 Linocut
Two-color block print pulled fresh from the press; carved white lines biting through saturated ink.
Art Style

Similar Colors in Teal & Aqua

BG7
Blue Grey 7
dark blue
#4A6888
BG1
Blue Grey 1
near-white blue
#DDE8F0
BG3
Blue Grey 3
light blue
#AABFCF
BG5
Blue Grey 5
mid blue
#7898B0
60
Teal Green
dark teal
#208080
61
Peacock Green
deep teal
#1E7068
69
Prussian Blue
deep blue
#1E4878
72
Napoleon Blue
deep blue
#183070

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