Bonnie Blue Color

#8dbbd1

Bonnie 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 #72442e
Complementary Color #d1a38c
Color Shade: cool cyan (199.41° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 68.63% (better contrasting with white)
Bonnie Blue Color Sample
Bonnie Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8dbbd1

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bonnie Blue Color. The Araucana Egg color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Polar Ice (#71a6d2) for more energetic effect. Try Dusk Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d1a38c is the best complementary color to Bonnie 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 #8dbbd1 complementary color is Tan, 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 Half Baked are #8cd1c5 and #8c98d1. Thus found on the left and right of #8dbbd1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monte Carlo and Polo Blue colors as they work well with Bonnie Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bonnie Blue palette consists of #d1c58c and #d18c98 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1a38c). Try Straw and Puce colors in combination with #8dbbd1, 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 #8dbbd1 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 Bonnie Blue. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bonnie Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tan, Light Wisteria, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #8dbbd1 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. Bonnie Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d1a38c) and two others. The Viola 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 #d18cbb and #8cd1a3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8dbbd1 is made of 26% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Bonnie Blue has a hue angle of 199.41°, a saturation of 42.5% and a lightness of 68.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8dbbd1 is made of 26.67% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black ink.

HEX #8dbbd1
RGB Decimal rgb(141,187,209)
RGB Percentage 26%, 35%, 39%
CMYK 26.67, 8.63, 0, 18.04
HSL hsl(199.41,42.5%,68.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(199.41,32.54%,81.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.42,-9.9158,-15.9743)
XYZ xyz(40.2635,45.8068,67.0411)
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