Blueberry Soft 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 | #a1693c |
| Complementary Color | #c38b5e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blueberry Soft Blue Color. The Woad Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Meadow Blossom Blue (#7ab2d4) for more energetic effect. Try Tufts Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c38b5e is the best complementary color to Blueberry Soft 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 #5e96c3 complementary color is Twine, 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 Danube are #5ec3bd and #5e63c3. Thus found on the left and right of #5e96c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fountain Blue and Indigo colors as they work well with Blueberry Soft Blue.
The split-complementary Blueberry Soft Blue palette consists of #c3bd5e and #c35e63 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c38b5e). Try Celery and Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown colors in combination with #5e96c3, 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 #5e96c3 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 Blueberry Soft Blue. Thus Celery and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blueberry Soft Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Twine, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e96c3 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. Blueberry Soft Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c38b5e) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Twine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c35e95 and #5ec38a.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e96c3 is made of 21% red, 34% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Blueberry Soft Blue has a hue angle of 206.73°, a saturation of 45.7% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e96c3 is made of 39.61% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #5e96c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,150,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 34%, 44% |
| CMYK | 39.61, 17.65, 0, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(206.73,45.7%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.73,51.79%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.0083,-5.6782,-28.9269) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3728,28.1325,55.7226) |