Budgie 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 | #7b361e |
| Complementary Color | #e09c84 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Budgie Blue Color. The Blizzard Blue 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 Imrik Blue (#67aed0) for more calm effect. Try Xavier Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e09c84 is the best complementary color to Budgie 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 #84c9e1 complementary color is Tumbleweed, 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 #84e0ca and #849ae0. Thus found on the left and right of #84c9e1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Riptide and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Budgie Blue.
The split-complementary Budgie Blue palette consists of #e0ca84 and #e0849a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e09c84). Try Putty and Deep Blush colors in combination with #84c9e1, 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 #84c9e1 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 Budgie Blue. Thus Yellow Green and Shocking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Budgie Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tumbleweed, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #84c9e1 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. Budgie Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e09c84) and two others. The Shocking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith Apple – 120° from the complementary Tumbleweed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e084c8 and #84e09c.
In a RGB color space, hex #84c9e1 is made of 24% red, 36% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Budgie Blue has a hue angle of 195.48°, a saturation of 60.78% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #84c9e1 is made of 36.48% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #84c9e1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,201,225) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 36%, 40% |
| CMYK | 36.48, 9.42, 0, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(195.48,60.78%,70%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.48,41.33%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.3496,-15.5999,-18.7488) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.993,52.1151,78.9747) |