Soft Blue is soft, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #9b7715 |
| Complementary Color | #eac663 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Blue Color. The Seljuk Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called United Nations Blue (#5b92e5) for more calm effect. Try Pan Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#eac663 is the best complementary color to Soft Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6488ea complementary color is Confetti, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cornflower Blue are #63caea and #8363ea. Thus found on the left and right of #6488ea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise Blue and Medium Purple colors as they work well with Soft Blue.
The split-complementary Soft Blue palette consists of #caea63 and #ea8363 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eac663). Try Sulu and Apricot colors in combination with #6488ea, 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 #6488ea offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soft Blue. Thus Conifer and Deep Blush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Confetti, Lavender Magenta, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6488ea square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soft Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#eac663) and two others. The Deep Blush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turquoise Blue – 120° from the complementary Confetti. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ea6387 and #63eac6.
In a RGB color space, hex #6488ea is made of 21% red, 29% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Blue has a hue angle of 223.88°, a saturation of 76.14% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6488ea is made of 52.54% cyan, 38.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #6488ea |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(100,136,234) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 29%, 50% |
| CMYK | 52.54, 38.43, 0, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(223.88,76.14%,65.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.88,57.26%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.2813,16.0843,-53.4361) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.911,26.2582,81.3865) |