Ephren Blue is soft, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ee9b4b |
| Complementary Color | #b46010 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ephren Blue Color. The Baleine Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Sapphire Sparkle (#135e84) for more calm effect. Try Lake Baikal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b46010 is the best complementary color to Ephren Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1164b4 complementary color is Fiery Orange, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Denim are #10b4b2 and #1012b4. Thus found on the left and right of #1164b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Java and Torea Bay colors as they work well with Ephren Blue.
The split-complementary Ephren Blue palette consists of #b4b210 and #b41012 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b46010). Try La Rioja and Tabasco colors in combination with #1164b4, 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 #1164b4 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ephren Blue. Thus Christi and Jazzberry Jam giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ephren Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiery Orange, Seance, and La Palma split by 90° on the color wheel. #1164b4 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Ephren Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b46010) and two others. The Jazzberry Jam is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Fiery Orange. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b41063 and #10b460.
In a RGB color space, hex #1164b4 is made of 6% red, 34% green and 61% blue. In a HSL mode Ephren Blue has a hue angle of 209.45°, a saturation of 82.74% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1164b4 is made of 63.92% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #1164b4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,100,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 6%, 34%, 61% |
| CMYK | 63.92, 31.37, 0, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(209.45,82.74%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.45,90.56%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.0445,7.5987,-48.8011) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0266,12.5288,44.9117) |