Blue Stream Color

#95cdd8

Blue Stream is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #6a3227
Complementary Color #d79f95
Color Shade: mid cyan (189.85° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 71.57% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Stream Color Sample
Blue Stream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #95cdd8

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Stream Color. The Heavenly color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bridgewater Bay (#bcd7e2) for more calm effect. Try Harbour Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d79f95 is the best complementary color to Blue Stream. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #95cdd8 complementary color is Petite Orchid, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Aqua Island are #95d7c1 and #95abd7. Thus found on the left and right of #95cdd8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Polo Blue colors as they work well with Blue Stream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Stream palette consists of #d7c195 and #d795ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d79f95). Try Pavlova and Can Can colors in combination with #95cdd8, 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 #95cdd8 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Stream. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Stream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Petite Orchid, Light Wisteria, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #95cdd8 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Blue Stream tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d79f95) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Petite Orchid. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d795cd and #95d7a0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #95cdd8 is made of 26% red, 36% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Stream has a hue angle of 189.85°, a saturation of 46.21% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #95cdd8 is made of 26.28% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #95cdd8
RGB Decimal rgb(149,205,216)
RGB Percentage 26%, 36%, 38%
CMYK 26.28, 4.32, 0, 15.29
HSL hsl(189.85,46.21%,71.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(189.85,31.02%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.0471,-15.3652,-11.2724)
XYZ xyz(46.6204,55.0101,73.1266)
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