Broken Blue is calm, 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 | #8b4404 |
| Complementary Color | #fbb474 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Broken Blue Color. The Long Island Sound color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Fennel Flower (#77aaff) for more energetic effect. Try Skyan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#fbb474 is the best complementary color to Broken 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 #74bbfb complementary color is Rajah, 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 Malibu are #74fbf7 and #7477fb. Thus found on the left and right of #74bbfb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine and Cornflower Blue colors as they work well with Broken Blue.
The split-complementary Broken Blue palette consists of #fbf774 and #fb7477 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fbb474). Try Marigold Yellow and Brink Pink colors in combination with #74bbfb, 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 #74bbfb 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 Broken Blue. Thus Mindaro and Hot Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Broken Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rajah, Heliotrope, and Screamin' Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #74bbfb 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. Broken Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#fbb474) and two others. The Hot Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aquamarine – 120° from the complementary Rajah. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fb74ba and #74fbb3.
In a RGB color space, hex #74bbfb is made of 21% red, 34% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Broken Blue has a hue angle of 208.44°, a saturation of 94.41% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #74bbfb is made of 52.94% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #74bbfb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,187,251) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 34%, 45% |
| CMYK | 52.94, 25.1, 0, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(208.44,94.41%,71.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.44,53.78%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.6872,-4.5835,-38.438) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3854,46.2187,97.9539) |