Blue-Eyed Boy 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 | #d83 |
| Complementary Color | #cc7621 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue-Eyed Boy Color. The Bleu De France color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rainbow Bright (#2863ad) for more calm effect. Try Ticino Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cc7621 is the best complementary color to Blue-Eyed Boy. 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 #27c complementary color is Ochre, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #21cbcc and #2121cc. Thus found on the left and right of #27c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Java and Persian Blue colors as they work well with Blue-Eyed Boy.
The split-complementary Blue-Eyed Boy palette consists of #cbcc21 and #cc2121 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc7621). Try Key Lime Pie and Cardinal colors in combination with #27c, 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 #27c 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 Blue-Eyed Boy. Thus Lima and Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue-Eyed Boy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ochre, Cerise, and Malachite split by 90° on the color wheel. #27c square combo is a palette of cool cyan, mid 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. Blue-Eyed Boy tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cc7621) and two others. The Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Ochre. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc2177 and #21cc77.
In a RGB color space, hex #2277cc is made of 10% red, 33% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Blue-Eyed Boy has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2277cc is made of 66.67% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #2277cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(34,119,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 10%, 33%, 57% |
| CMYK | 66.67, 33.33, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(210,71.43%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,83.33%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.3665,6.2046,-50.924) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1556,17.8934,59.6236) |