Stellar 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 | #604a31 |
| Complementary Color | #ceb79f |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stellar Blue Color. The Caribbean Sky color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Periwinkle Blossom (#8b9ab9) for more calm effect. Try Cottage Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ceb79f is the best complementary color to Stellar 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 #9fb5ce complementary color is Rodeo Dust, 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 Rock Blue are #9fccce and #a09fce. Thus found on the left and right of #9fb5ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Stellar Blue.
The split-complementary Stellar Blue palette consists of #ccce9f and #cea09f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ceb79f). Try Chino and Eunry colors in combination with #9fb5ce, 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 #9fb5ce 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 Stellar Blue. Thus Sprout and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stellar Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rodeo Dust, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #9fb5ce 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. Stellar Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ceb79f) and two others. The Careys Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Rodeo Dust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ce9fb5 and #9fceb8.
In a RGB color space, hex #9fb5ce is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Stellar Blue has a hue angle of 211.91°, a saturation of 32.41% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9fb5ce is made of 18.43% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #9fb5ce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,181,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 9.8, 0, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(211.91,32.41%,71.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.91,22.82%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.8094,-2.0746,-15.1464) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9625,44.8749,64.8426) |