Blue Chill is pale, 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 | #bf706f |
| Complementary Color | #904140 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (180.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Chill Color. The Myrtle Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mysterious Blue (#3e7a85) for more calm effect. Try Aquatic Cool as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#904140 is the best complementary color to Blue Chill. 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 #408f90 complementary color is Tosca, 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 Ming are #409069 and #406690. Thus found on the left and right of #408f90 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and Chambray colors as they work well with Blue Chill.
The split-complementary Blue Chill palette consists of #906940 and #904066 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#904140). Try Cape Palliser and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #408f90, 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 #408f90 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 Blue Chill. Thus Sycamore and Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Chill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tosca, Affair, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #408f90 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. Blue Chill tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#904140) and two others. The Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Tosca. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #90408e and #409041.
In a RGB color space, hex #408f90 is made of 18% red, 41% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Chill has a hue angle of 180.75°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #408f90 is made of 31.37% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black ink.
| HEX | #408f90 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,143,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 41%, 41% |
| CMYK | 31.37, 0.39, 0, 43.53 |
| HSL | hsl(180.75,38.46%,40.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180.75,55.56%,56.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.8124,-23.6738,-7.8807) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9709,22.7485,29.882) |