Cloisonne Blue 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 | #7b5e52 |
| Complementary Color | #ad9084 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cloisonne Blue Color. The South Pacific color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sporty Blue (#6a8aa4) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Crystal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ad9084 is the best complementary color to Cloisonne 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 #84a1ad complementary color is Sandrift, 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 Bali Hai are #84ada4 and #848cad. Thus found on the left and right of #84a1ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Acapulco and Bali Hai colors as they work well with Cloisonne Blue.
The split-complementary Cloisonne Blue palette consists of #ada484 and #ad848c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad9084). Try Hillary and Pharlap colors in combination with #84a1ad, 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 #84a1ad 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 Cloisonne Blue. Thus Locust and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cloisonne Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandrift, Amethyst Smoke, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #84a1ad 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. Cloisonne Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ad9084) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Sandrift. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad84a1 and #84ad90.
In a RGB color space, hex #84a1ad is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Cloisonne Blue has a hue angle of 197.56°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #84a1ad is made of 16.08% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #84a1ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,161,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 4.7, 0, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(197.56,20%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.56,23.7%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.4935,-7.2673,-9.5435) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8034,33.4124,44.4136) |