Blue Limewash is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #80331d |
| Complementary Color | #e2947f |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Limewash Color. The Coastal Waters color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Life Force (#6fb7e0) for more energetic effect. Try Norfolk Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e2947f is the best complementary color to Blue Limewash. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7fcce2 complementary color is Tonys Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Aquamarine Blue are #7fe2c6 and #7f9ae2. Thus found on the left and right of #7fcce2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Riptide and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Blue Limewash.
The split-complementary Blue Limewash palette consists of #e2c67f and #e27f9a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2947f). Try Harvest Gold and Deep Blush colors in combination with #7fcce2, 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 #7fcce2 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Limewash. Thus Yellow Green and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Limewash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tonys Pink, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #7fcce2 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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 Limewash tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e2947f) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Tonys Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e27fcc and #7fe294.
In a RGB color space, hex #7fcce2 is made of 23% red, 37% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Limewash has a hue angle of 193.33°, a saturation of 63.06% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7fcce2 is made of 38.83% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #7fcce2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(127,204,226) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 37%, 41% |
| CMYK | 38.83, 8.63, 0, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(193.33,63.06%,69.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.33,43.81%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.9863,-18.1108,-18.3464) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0727,53.1887,79.8951) |