Bluebrite Color

#6abcda

Bluebrite 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 #954325
Complementary Color #d9876a
Color Shade: cool cyan (196.07° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 63.53% (better contrasting with white)
Bluebrite Color Sample
Bluebrite Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6abcda

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bluebrite Color. The Plunging Waterfall color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called High Blue (#4ca8e0) for more energetic effect. Try Fresh Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d9876a is the best complementary color to Bluebrite. 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 #6abcda complementary color is Copperfield, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Viking are #6ad9bf and #6a83d9. Thus found on the left and right of #6abcda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda and Danube colors as they work well with Bluebrite.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bluebrite palette consists of #d9bf6a and #d96a83 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9876a). Try Tacha and Charm colors in combination with #6abcda, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #6abcda 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 Bluebrite. Thus Yellow Green and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bluebrite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copperfield, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6abcda square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bluebrite tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d9876a) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Copperfield. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d96abb and #6ad987.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6abcda is made of 21% red, 37% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Bluebrite has a hue angle of 196.07°, a saturation of 60.22% and a lightness of 63.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6abcda is made of 43.92% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #6abcda
RGB Decimal rgb(106,188,218)
RGB Percentage 21%, 37%, 43%
CMYK 43.92, 11.76, 0, 14.51
HSL hsl(196.07,60.22%,63.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(196.07,51.38%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.2903,-16.8593,-22.7507)
XYZ xyz(36.582,44.0926,72.9123)
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