Alluring Blue 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 | #613b32 |
| Complementary Color | #cda79e |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Alluring Blue Color. The Cloudy Sky color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Thermocline (#8fadbd) for more calm effect. Try Snowbell as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cda79e is the best complementary color to Alluring Blue. 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 #9ec4cd complementary color is Eunry, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rock Blue are #9ecdbe and #9eaccd. Thus found on the left and right of #9ec4cd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Rock Blue colors as they work well with Alluring Blue.
The split-complementary Alluring Blue palette consists of #cdbe9e and #cd9eac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cda79e). Try Vanilla and Careys Pink colors in combination with #9ec4cd, 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 #9ec4cd 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 Alluring Blue. Thus Pine Glade and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Alluring Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eunry, East Side, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ec4cd square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Alluring Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cda79e) and two others. The Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Eunry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cd9ec3 and #9ecda7.
In a RGB color space, hex #9ec4cd is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Alluring Blue has a hue angle of 191.49°, a saturation of 31.97% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9ec4cd is made of 18.43% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9ec4cd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,196,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 3.53, 0, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(191.49,31.97%,71.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.49,22.93%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.7739,-10.5942,-8.678) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8599,51.1567,65.2675) |