Bleu Ciel is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #ff845e |
| Complementary Color | #a12500 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (194.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bleu Ciel Color. The Munsell Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Spanish Blue (#0070b8) for more calm effect. Try Bondi Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a12500 is the best complementary color to Bleu Ciel. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #007ba1 complementary color is Fire, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Allports are #00a176 and #002aa1. Thus found on the left and right of #007ba1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jade and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Bleu Ciel.
The split-complementary Bleu Ciel palette consists of #a17600 and #a1002a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a12500). Try Pirate Gold and Burgundy colors in combination with #007ba1, 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 #007ba1 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bleu Ciel. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bleu Ciel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #007ba1 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bleu Ciel tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a12500) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Fire. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1007b and #00a126.
In a RGB color space, hex #007ba1 is made of 0% red, 43% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Bleu Ciel has a hue angle of 194.16°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #007ba1 is made of 63.14% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #007ba1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,123,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 43%, 57% |
| CMYK | 63.14, 14.9, 0, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(194.16,100%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(194.16,100%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.9296,-14.5793,-28.3755) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.516,16.7391,36.2368) |