Blue Ballad is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #8b6742 |
| Complementary Color | #bc9974 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Ballad Color. The Azul Pavo Real color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Iolite (#587ebe) for more energetic effect. Try Batch Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bc9974 is the best complementary color to Blue Ballad. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7498bd complementary color is Teak, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Cove are #74bcbc and #7474bc. Thus found on the left and right of #7498bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Blue Ballad.
The split-complementary Blue Ballad palette consists of #bcbc74 and #bc7474 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bc9974). Try Gimblet and Old Rose colors in combination with #7498bd, 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 #7498bd offers a combination of cool yellow and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Ballad. Thus Olivine and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Ballad contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teak, Fuchsia Pink, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #7498bd square combo is a palette of blue cyan, cool magenta, orange 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. Blue Ballad tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#bc9974) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Teak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bc7497 and #74bc99.
In a RGB color space, hex #7498bd is made of 25% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Ballad has a hue angle of 210.41°, a saturation of 35.61% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7498bd is made of 28.63% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #7498bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,152,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 33%, 41% |
| CMYK | 28.63, 14.51, 0, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(210.41,35.61%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.41,38.62%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.519,-2.969,-23.1259) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.616,29.8436,52.449) |