Regent St 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 | #5f3226 |
| Complementary Color | #d9aca0 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Regent St Blue Color. The Resolute Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Batch Blue (#87b2c9) for more calm effect. Try Frisky Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d9aca0 is the best complementary color to Regent St 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 #a0cdd9 complementary color is Cameo, 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 Aqua Island are #a0d9c8 and #a0b0d9. Thus found on the left and right of #a0cdd9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Regent St Blue.
The split-complementary Regent St Blue palette consists of #d9c8a0 and #d9a0b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9aca0). Try Pavlova and Can Can colors in combination with #a0cdd9, 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 #a0cdd9 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 Regent St Blue. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Regent St Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0cdd9 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. Regent St Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d9aca0) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9a0cc and #a0d9ac.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0cdd9 is made of 27% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Regent St Blue has a hue angle of 192.63°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 73.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0cdd9 is made of 22.35% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a0cdd9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,205,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 22.35, 4.71, 0, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(192.63,42.86%,73.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192.63,26.27%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.6968,-11.9696,-10.7738) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8529,56.146,73.9081) |