Aster Flower 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 | #645327 |
| Complementary Color | #d7c69b |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aster Flower Blue Color. The Objectivity 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 Hindsight (#bdc9e3) for more calm effect. Try Penna as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d7c69b is the best complementary color to Aster Flower 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 #9bacd8 complementary color is Pavlova, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #9bcad7 and #a89bd7. Thus found on the left and right of #9bacd8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Aster Flower Blue.
The split-complementary Aster Flower Blue palette consists of #cad79b and #d7a89b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7c69b). Try Deco and Cameo colors in combination with #9bacd8, 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 #9bacd8 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 Aster Flower Blue. Thus Moss Green and Can Can giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aster Flower Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pavlova, Light Orchid, and Vista Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #9bacd8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aster Flower Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d7c69b) and two others. The Can Can is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sinbad – 120° from the complementary Pavlova. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d79bab and #9bd7c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #9bacd8 is made of 29% red, 32% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Aster Flower Blue has a hue angle of 223.28°, a saturation of 43.88% and a lightness of 72.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9bacd8 is made of 23.93% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #9bacd8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,172,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 32%, 40% |
| CMYK | 23.93, 17.26, 0, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(223.28,43.88%,72.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.28,28.24%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.4772,4.0123,-24.1865) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6648,41.4315,70.8196) |