Blue Cue Color

#84a5dc

Blue Cue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #7b5a23
Complementary Color #dcbb83
Color Shade: blue cyan (217.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 69.02% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Cue Color Sample
Blue Cue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #84a5dc

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Cue Color. The Sleeping Easy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sky High (#a7c2eb) for more energetic effect. Try Angela Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dcbb83 is the best complementary color to Blue Cue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #84a5dc complementary color is Calico, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chetwode Blue are #83d0dc and #8e83dc. Thus found on the left and right of #84a5dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Blue Cue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Cue palette consists of #d1dc83 and #dc8f83 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcbb83). Try Yellow Green and New York Pink colors in combination with #84a5dc, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #84a5dc offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Cue. Thus Feijoa and Charm giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Cue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Calico, Orchid, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #84a5dc square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Cue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#dcbb83) and two others. The Charm is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bermuda – 120° from the complementary Calico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dc83a4 and #83dcbb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #84a5dc is made of 26% red, 32% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Cue has a hue angle of 217.5°, a saturation of 55.7% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #84a5dc is made of 34.51% cyan, 21.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #84a5dc
RGB Decimal rgb(132,165,220)
RGB Percentage 26%, 32%, 43%
CMYK 34.51, 21.56, 0, 13.73
HSL hsl(217.5,55.7%,69.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(217.5,40%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.2644,2.4936,-31.4519)
XYZ xyz(35.8891,36.9831,72.957)
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