Broom Butterfly 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 | #944c24 |
| Complementary Color | #db936a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Broom Butterfly Blue Color. The Blue Tourmaline color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Flax Flower Blue (#4499dd) for more energetic effect. Try Winter Lakes as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#db936a is the best complementary color to Broom Butterfly 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 #6bb3db complementary color is Copperfield, 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 Viking are #6adbcb and #6a7adb. Thus found on the left and right of #6bb3db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viking and Havelock Blue colors as they work well with Broom Butterfly Blue.
The split-complementary Broom Butterfly Blue palette consists of #dbcb6a and #db6a7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#db936a). Try Chenin and Sunglo colors in combination with #6bb3db, 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 #6bb3db 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 Broom Butterfly Blue. Thus Yellow Green and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Broom Butterfly Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copperfield, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6bb3db 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. Broom Butterfly Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#db936a) 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 #db6ab2 and #6adb93.
In a RGB color space, hex #6bb3db is made of 21% red, 35% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Broom Butterfly Blue has a hue angle of 201.43°, a saturation of 60.87% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6bb3db is made of 43.92% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #6bb3db |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,179,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 35%, 43% |
| CMYK | 43.92, 15.68, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(201.43,60.87%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.43,51.14%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.8104,-11.5935,-27.0872) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9697,40.4805,72.9882) |