Butterfly Blue 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 | #df6644 |
| Complementary Color | #bb4120 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Butterfly Blue Color. The Summer Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Homeworld (#2299dd) for more energetic effect. Try Bluejay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bb4120 is the best complementary color to Butterfly Blue. 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 #2099bb complementary color is Roof Terracotta, 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 Eastern Blue are #20bb8f and #204bbb. Thus found on the left and right of #2099bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Meadow and Persian Blue colors as they work well with Butterfly Blue.
The split-complementary Butterfly Blue palette consists of #bb8f20 and #bb204b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bb4120). Try Nugget and Maroon Flush colors in combination with #2099bb, 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 #2099bb 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 Butterfly Blue. Thus Citron and Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Butterfly Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roof Terracotta, Purple Heart, and Lima split by 90° on the color wheel. #2099bb 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. Butterfly Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bb4120) and two others. The Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Roof Terracotta. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb2099 and #20bb41.
In a RGB color space, hex #2099bb is made of 9% red, 41% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Butterfly Blue has a hue angle of 193.16°, a saturation of 70.78% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2099bb is made of 60.78% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #2099bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(32,153,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 41%, 50% |
| CMYK | 60.78, 13.33, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(193.16,70.78%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.16,82.89%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.6745,-19.8103,-26.6323) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9565,26.6774,51.0584) |