Blue Eyed Boy Color

#87bde3

Blue Eyed Boy 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 #78421c
Complementary Color #e3ac86
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.78° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 70.98% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Eyed Boy Color Sample
Blue Eyed Boy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #87bde3

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Eyed Boy Color. The Little Boy Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Feather (#aed9ec) for more calm effect. Try Light Budgie Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e3ac86 is the best complementary color to Blue Eyed Boy. 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 #87bde3 complementary color is Tumbleweed, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #86e3da and #868ee3. Thus found on the left and right of #87bde3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Riptide and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Blue Eyed Boy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Eyed Boy palette consists of #e3da86 and #e3868f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3ac86). Try Putty and Deep Blush colors in combination with #87bde3, 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 #87bde3 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 Blue Eyed Boy. Thus Yellow Green and Shocking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Eyed Boy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tumbleweed, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #87bde3 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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 Eyed Boy tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e3ac86) and two others. The Shocking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Algae Green – 120° from the complementary Tumbleweed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e386bd and #86e3ac.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #87bde3 is made of 25% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Eyed Boy has a hue angle of 204.78°, a saturation of 62.16% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87bde3 is made of 36.08% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black ink.

HEX #87bde3
RGB Decimal rgb(135,189,227)
RGB Percentage 25%, 34%, 41%
CMYK 36.08, 14.9, 0, 10.98
HSL hsl(204.78,62.16%,70.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.78,40.53%,89.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.2487,-8.0005,-24.5277)
XYZ xyz(42.0544,47.0921,79.5462)
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