C'est La Vie is pale, 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 | #7c431a |
| Complementary Color | #e4ab83 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to C'est La Vie Color. The Soft Summer Rain color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Little Boy Blue (#6ca0dc) for more calm effect. Try Sora Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e4ab83 is the best complementary color to C'est La Vie. 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 #83bce5 complementary color is Tonys Pink, 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 Cornflower are #83e4dd and #838ae4. Thus found on the left and right of #83bce5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Riptide and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with C'est La Vie.
The split-complementary C'est La Vie palette consists of #e4dc83 and #e4838a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4ab83). Try Putty and Deep Blush colors in combination with #83bce5, 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 #83bce5 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 C'est La Vie. Thus Yellow Green and Shocking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of C'est La Vie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tonys Pink, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #83bce5 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. C'est La Vie tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e4ab83) and two others. The Shocking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Algae Green – 120° from the complementary Tonys Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e483bc and #83e4ac.
In a RGB color space, hex #83bce5 is made of 24% red, 34% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode C'est La Vie has a hue angle of 205.1°, a saturation of 65.33% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #83bce5 is made of 38.43% cyan, 16.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #83bce5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,188,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 34%, 42% |
| CMYK | 38.43, 16.07, 0, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(205.1,65.33%,70.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.1,42.79%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.8359,-7.945,-26.2613) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4861,46.4489,80.9077) |