Dreaming 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 | #753d29 |
| Complementary Color | #d69d8a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dreaming Blue Color. The Omphalodes color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sky Cloud (#addee5) for more energetic effect. Try Vandermint as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d69d8a is the best complementary color to Dreaming 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 #8ac2d6 complementary color is My 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 Half Baked are #8ad6c4 and #8a9bd6. Thus found on the left and right of #8ac2d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monte Carlo and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Dreaming Blue.
The split-complementary Dreaming Blue palette consists of #d6c48a and #d68a9b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d69d8a). Try Straw and Can Can colors in combination with #8ac2d6, 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 #8ac2d6 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 Dreaming Blue. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dreaming Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary My Pink, Light Wisteria, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #8ac2d6 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. Dreaming Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d69d8a) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary My Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d68ac2 and #8ad69e.
In a RGB color space, hex #8ac2d6 is made of 25% red, 36% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Dreaming Blue has a hue angle of 195.79°, a saturation of 48.1% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8ac2d6 is made of 29.8% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #8ac2d6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,194,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 36%, 39% |
| CMYK | 29.8, 7.84, 0, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(195.79,48.1%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.79,35.51%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.3529,-13.1946,-15.7942) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9106,48.8419,70.8368) |