Batch 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 | #784d36 |
| Complementary Color | #c99d86 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Batch Blue Color. The Eiger Nordwand 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 soft alternative called Lupine Blue (#6a96ba) for more calm effect. Try Blue Ballad as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c99d86 is the best complementary color to Batch 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 #87b2c9 complementary color is Oriental 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 Glacier are #86c9bf and #8690c9. Thus found on the left and right of #87b2c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Half Baked and Polo Blue colors as they work well with Batch Blue.
The split-complementary Batch Blue palette consists of #c9bf86 and #c98690 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c99d86). Try Yuma and Puce colors in combination with #87b2c9, 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 #87b2c9 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 Batch Blue. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Batch Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oriental Pink, East Side, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #87b2c9 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. Batch Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c99d86) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Oriental Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c986b2 and #86c99d.
In a RGB color space, hex #87b2c9 is made of 26% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Batch Blue has a hue angle of 200.91°, a saturation of 37.93% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87b2c9 is made of 25.88% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #87b2c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,178,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 35%, 39% |
| CMYK | 25.88, 9.02, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(200.91,37.93%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.91,32.84%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.3219,-8.7971,-16.3053) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4547,41.2087,61.2911) |