Blue Ice is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #8f8764 |
| Complementary Color | #9b936f |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Ice Color. The Wizard's Potion color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lavender Blossom Grey (#8c8da1) for more calm effect. Try Strong Iris as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9b936f is the best complementary color to Blue Ice. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #70789b complementary color is Gurkha, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lynch are #6f8d9b and #7d6f9b. Thus found on the left and right of #70789b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gothic and Kimberly colors as they work well with Blue Ice.
The split-complementary Blue Ice palette consists of #8d9b6f and #9b7d6f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b936f). Try Avocado and Almond Frost colors in combination with #70789b, 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 #70789b offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Ice. Thus Highland and Bazaar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Ice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gurkha, Strikemaster, and Oxley split by 90° on the color wheel. #70789b square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Ice tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#9b936f) and two others. The Bazaar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Nymph – 120° from the complementary Gurkha. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b6f77 and #6f9b93.
In a RGB color space, hex #70789b is made of 29% red, 31% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Ice has a hue angle of 228.84°, a saturation of 17.7% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #70789b is made of 16.86% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #70789b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,120,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 31%, 40% |
| CMYK | 16.86, 13.72, 0, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(228.84,17.7%,52.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228.84,27.74%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.9717,5.2888,-19.8268) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.315,19.2442,33.7068) |