Showcase Blue Color

#93aebc

Showcase 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 #6c5143
Complementary Color #bca193
Color Shade: cool cyan (200.49° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 65.69% (better contrasting with white)
Showcase Blue Color Sample
Showcase Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #93aebc

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Showcase Blue Color. The Coastal Vista color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Nordland Blue (#7e95ab) for more calm effect. Try Bird Blue Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#bca193 is the best complementary color to Showcase 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 #93aebc complementary color is Quicksand, 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 Nepal are #93bcb5 and #9399bc. Thus found on the left and right of #93aebc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Nepal colors as they work well with Showcase Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Showcase Blue palette consists of #bcb593 and #bc9399 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bca193). Try Heathered Gray and Quicksand colors in combination with #93aebc, 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 #93aebc 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 Showcase Blue. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Showcase Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quicksand, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #93aebc 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. Showcase Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bca193) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Quicksand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bc93ae and #93bca1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #93aebc is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Showcase Blue has a hue angle of 200.49°, a saturation of 23.43% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #93aebc is made of 16.08% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #93aebc
RGB Decimal rgb(147,174,188)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 16.08, 5.49, 0, 26.27
HSL hsl(200.49,23.43%,65.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200.49,21.81%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.545,-6.1434,-10.2377)
XYZ xyz(36.2458,40.106,53.4078)
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