Bashful Blue is calm, 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 | #966b30 |
| Complementary Color | #cfa369 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bashful Blue Color. The Casual Water color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Placid Blue (#8cadd3) for more calm effect. Try Black Drop as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cfa369 is the best complementary color to Bashful 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 #6994cf complementary color is Whiskey, 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 Danube are #69c7cf and #7169cf. Thus found on the left and right of #6994cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Moody Blue colors as they work well with Bashful Blue.
The split-complementary Bashful Blue palette consists of #c7cf69 and #cf7169 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfa369). Try Tacha and Contessa colors in combination with #6994cf, 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 #6994cf 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 Bashful Blue. Thus Mantis and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bashful Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Whiskey, Orchid, and Emerald split by 90° on the color wheel. #6994cf 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. Bashful Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#cfa369) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Downy – 120° from the complementary Whiskey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cf6994 and #69cfa4.
In a RGB color space, hex #6994cf is made of 23% red, 32% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Bashful Blue has a hue angle of 214.71°, a saturation of 51.52% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6994cf is made of 40% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #6994cf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,148,207) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 32%, 45% |
| CMYK | 40, 23.14, 0, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(214.71,51.52%,61.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.71,49.28%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.5053,1.6484,-34.8482) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6781,28.6881,63.11) |