Fairy Tale Blue is pale, 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 | #c16542 |
| Complementary Color | #bd613e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fairy Tale Blue Color. The Teal Moiré color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Liquid Blue (#55b7ce) for more energetic effect. Try Greenland Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bd613e is the best complementary color to Fairy Tale 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 #3e9abd complementary color is Crail, 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 Boston Blue are #3ebda0 and #3e5abd. Thus found on the left and right of #3e9abd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Fairy Tale Blue.
The split-complementary Fairy Tale Blue palette consists of #bda03e and #bd3e5a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bd613e). Try Roti and Night Shadz colors in combination with #3e9abd, 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 #3e9abd 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 Fairy Tale Blue. Thus Sushi and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fairy Tale Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crail, Fuchsia Blue, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e9abd 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. Fairy Tale Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bd613e) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Crail. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bd3e99 and #3ebd61.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e9abd is made of 15% red, 38% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Fairy Tale Blue has a hue angle of 196.54°, a saturation of 50.6% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e9abd is made of 49.81% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #3e9abd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,154,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 38%, 47% |
| CMYK | 49.81, 13.73, 0, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(196.54,50.6%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.54,67.2%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.7162,-16.0205,-26.0996) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7275,27.8095,52.314) |