Cold Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #722 |
| Complementary Color | #dc8888 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cold Blue Color. The Lagoona Teal color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Betsy (#73c9d9) for more energetic effect. Try Green Patina as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dc8888 is the best complementary color to Cold Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8dd complementary color is New York Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #88dcb2 and #88b2dc. Thus found on the left and right of #8dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Algae Green and Cornflower colors as they work well with Cold Blue.
The split-complementary Cold Blue palette consists of #dcb288 and #dc88b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dc8888). Try Tumbleweed and Shocking colors in combination with #8dd, 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 #8dd offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cold Blue. Thus Zombie and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cold Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary New York Pink, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #8dd square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cold Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dc8888) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith Apple – 120° from the complementary New York Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dc88dc and #88dc88.
In a RGB color space, hex #88dddd is made of 24% red, 38% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Cold Blue has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88dddd is made of 33.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #88dddd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,221,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 38%, 38% |
| CMYK | 33.34, 0, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(180,55.56%,70%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,38.46%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.0025,-25.6503,-8.1227) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0609,62.1676,77.8204) |