Boy Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #735329 |
| Complementary Color | #d6b68b |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Boy Blue Color. The Sea Cliff color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Featherbed (#afcbe5) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Veil as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d6b68b is the best complementary color to Boy Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8cacd6 complementary color is Straw, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Polo Blue are #8bd1d6 and #918bd6. Thus found on the left and right of #8cacd6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monte Carlo and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Boy Blue.
The split-complementary Boy Blue palette consists of #d1d68b and #d6918b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6b68b). Try Deco and My Pink colors in combination with #8cacd6, 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 #8cacd6 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Boy Blue. Thus Feijoa and Can Can giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Boy Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Straw, Light Orchid, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #8cacd6 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Boy Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d6b68b) and two others. The Can Can is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Straw. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d68bab and #8bd6b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #8cacd6 is made of 27% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Boy Blue has a hue angle of 214.05°, a saturation of 47.44% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8cacd6 is made of 29.02% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #8cacd6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,172,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 33%, 41% |
| CMYK | 29.02, 16.47, 0, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(214.05,47.44%,69.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.05,34.58%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.4236,-0.8173,-24.7872) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7053,39.9355,69.3394) |