Children's Soft 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 | #5e3128 |
| Complementary Color | #d7aaa1 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Children's Soft Blue Color. The Glacier 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 Bermuda Blue (#8cb1c2) for more calm effect. Try Blue Chrysocolla as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d7aaa1 is the best complementary color to Children's Soft 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 #a1ced7 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 Sinbad are #a1d7c5 and #a1b3d7. Thus found on the left and right of #a1ced7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Children's Soft Blue.
The split-complementary Children's Soft Blue palette consists of #d7c5a1 and #d7a1b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7aaa1). Try Pavlova and Careys Pink colors in combination with #a1ced7, 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 #a1ced7 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 Children's Soft Blue. Thus Winter Hazel and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Children's Soft Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eunry, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1ced7 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. Children's Soft Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d7aaa1) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Eunry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7a1cd and #a1d7aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #a1ced7 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Children's Soft Blue has a hue angle of 190°, a saturation of 40.3% and a lightness of 73.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1ced7 is made of 21.17% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #a1ced7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,206,215) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 21.17, 3.53, 0, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(190,40.3%,73.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190,25.12%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.9688,-12.6447,-9.2903) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.035,56.626,72.6355) |