Bobby 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 | #683a25 |
| Complementary Color | #daab96 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bobby Blue Color. The Ziggurat color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Disappearing Island (#bbdee5) for more calm effect. Try Calm Day as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#daab96 is the best complementary color to Bobby 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 #97c5da complementary color is Cameo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Aqua Island are #96dacd and #96a3da. Thus found on the left and right of #97c5da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Bobby Blue.
The split-complementary Bobby Blue palette consists of #dacd96 and #da96a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#daab96). Try Pavlova and Can Can colors in combination with #97c5da, 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 #97c5da 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 Bobby Blue. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bobby Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #97c5da square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bobby Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#daab96) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #da96c4 and #96daab.
In a RGB color space, hex #97c5da is made of 27% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Bobby Blue has a hue angle of 198.81°, a saturation of 47.52% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #97c5da is made of 26.27% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.
| HEX | #97c5da |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,197,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 35%, 39% |
| CMYK | 26.27, 8.24, 0, 14.51 |
| HSL | hsl(198.81,47.52%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.81,30.73%,85.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.0253,-10.1688,-15.3675) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3836,51.5738,73.8924) |