Light Budgie Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #612917 |
| Complementary Color | #e7af9e |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (194.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Budgie Blue Color. The Turkish Turquoise color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Wasurenagusa Blue (#89c3eb) for more energetic effect. Try Frozen Whisper as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e7af9e is the best complementary color to Light Budgie 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 #9ed6e8 complementary color is Cashmere, 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 Blizzard Blue are #9ee7d4 and #9eb1e7. Thus found on the left and right of #9ed6e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Water Leaf and Dull Lavender colors as they work well with Light Budgie Blue.
The split-complementary Light Budgie Blue palette consists of #e7d49e and #e79eb1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7af9e). Try Zombie and Kobi colors in combination with #9ed6e8, 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 #9ed6e8 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 Light Budgie Blue. Thus Caper and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Budgie Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cashmere, Biloba Flower, and Granny Smith Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ed6e8 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. Light Budgie Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e7af9e) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Algae Green – 120° from the complementary Cashmere. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e79ed5 and #9ee7af.
In a RGB color space, hex #9ed6e8 is made of 26% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Light Budgie Blue has a hue angle of 194.59°, a saturation of 61.67% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9ed6e8 is made of 29.02% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #9ed6e8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,214,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 35%, 38% |
| CMYK | 29.02, 7.06, 0, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(194.59,61.67%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(194.59,31.9%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.4799,-13.6841,-14.6331) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7126,61.1884,85.3762) |