Ice Blue Color

#739bd0

Ice Blue is pale, 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 #8c642f
Complementary Color #d0a872
Color Shade: blue cyan (214.19° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 63.33% (better contrasting with white)
Ice Blue Color Sample
Ice Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #739bd0

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ice Blue Color. The Goluboy Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Woad Blue (#597fb9) for more calm effect. Try Mont Blanc as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d0a872 is the best complementary color to Ice 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 #739bd0 complementary color is Whiskey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #72c9d0 and #7972d0. Thus found on the left and right of #739bd0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Moody Blue colors as they work well with Ice Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ice Blue palette consists of #c9d072 and #d07972 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0a872). Try Wild Willow and New York Pink colors in combination with #739bd0, 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 #739bd0 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 Ice Blue. Thus Feijoa and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ice Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Whiskey, Orchid, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #739bd0 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Ice Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d0a872) 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 #d0729a and #72d0a8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #739bd0 is made of 24% red, 32% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Ice Blue has a hue angle of 214.19°, a saturation of 49.73% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #739bd0 is made of 36.47% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black ink.

HEX #739bd0
RGB Decimal rgb(115,155,208)
RGB Percentage 24%, 32%, 44%
CMYK 36.47, 20.79, 0, 18.43
HSL hsl(214.19,49.73%,63.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(214.19,44.71%,81.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.0456,0.3861,-31.4156)
XYZ xyz(30.1767,31.6416,64.1915)
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