Little Boy 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 | #935f23 |
| Complementary Color | #dca76c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Little Boy Blue Color. The Blue Eyed Boy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Watery Sea (#88bfe7) for more energetic effect. Try Frozen Whisper as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dca76c is the best complementary color to Little Boy 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 #6ca0dc complementary color is Di Serria, 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 Havelock Blue are #6cd8dc and #706cdc. Thus found on the left and right of #6ca0dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viking and True V colors as they work well with Little Boy Blue.
The split-complementary Little Boy Blue palette consists of #d8dc6c and #dc6f6c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dca76c). Try Chenin and Japonica colors in combination with #6ca0dc, 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 #6ca0dc 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 Little Boy Blue. Thus Yellow Green and Deep Blush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Little Boy Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Di Serria, Orchid, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6ca0dc 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. Little Boy Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#dca76c) and two others. The Deep Blush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bermuda – 120° from the complementary Di Serria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dc6ca0 and #6cdca8.
In a RGB color space, hex #6ca0dc is made of 22% red, 33% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Little Boy Blue has a hue angle of 212.14°, a saturation of 61.54% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6ca0dc is made of 43.92% cyan, 23.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #6ca0dc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,160,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 33%, 45% |
| CMYK | 43.92, 23.52, 0, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(212.14,61.54%,64.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.14,50.91%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.5614,-0.5992,-35.7511) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6734,33.4971,72.5064) |