Placid Blue Color

#8cadd3

Placid 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 #73522c
Complementary Color #d3b28c
Color Shade: blue cyan (212.11° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 68.82% (better contrasting with white)
Placid Blue Color Sample
Placid Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8cadd3

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Placid Blue Color. The Caspian Tide color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wind Blue (#b1c9df) for more calm effect. Try Ridge Light as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d3b28c is the best complementary color to Placid 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 #8cadd3 complementary color is Tan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #8cd0d3 and #8e8cd3. Thus found on the left and right of #8cadd3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monte Carlo and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Placid Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Placid Blue palette consists of #d0d38c and #d38e8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3b28c). Try Winter Hazel and My Pink colors in combination with #8cadd3, 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 #8cadd3 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 Placid Blue. Thus Feijoa and Can Can giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Placid Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tan, Light Orchid, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #8cadd3 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Placid Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d3b28c) and two others. The Can Can is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d38cac and #8cd3b2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8cadd3 is made of 27% red, 33% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Placid Blue has a hue angle of 212.11°, a saturation of 44.65% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8cadd3 is made of 27.85% cyan, 14.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #8cadd3
RGB Decimal rgb(140,173,211)
RGB Percentage 27%, 33%, 40%
CMYK 27.85, 14.91, 0, 17.25
HSL hsl(212.11,44.65%,68.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(212.11,33.65%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.5874,-2.1372,-22.8882)
XYZ xyz(37.5167,40.1657,67.4034)
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