Teclis 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 | #5c451c |
| Complementary Color | #e3cba3 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Teclis Blue Color. The Garden Fairy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Cuddle (#cbd7ed) for more calm effect. Try Lull Wind as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e3cba3 is the best complementary color to Teclis 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 #a3bae3 complementary color is Brandy, 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 Regent St Blue are #a3d9e3 and #aba3e3. Thus found on the left and right of #a3bae3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Regent St Blue and Dull Lavender colors as they work well with Teclis Blue.
The split-complementary Teclis Blue palette consists of #d9e3a3 and #e3aba3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3cba3). Try Deco and Shilo colors in combination with #a3bae3, 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 #a3bae3 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 Teclis Blue. Thus Celadon and Kobi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Teclis Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brandy, Light Orchid, and Chinook split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3bae3 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. Teclis Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e3cba3) and two others. The Kobi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Padua – 120° from the complementary Brandy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3a3ba and #a3e3cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3bae3 is made of 28% red, 32% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Teclis Blue has a hue angle of 218.44°, a saturation of 53.33% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3bae3 is made of 25.1% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #a3bae3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,186,227) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 32%, 39% |
| CMYK | 25.1, 16.08, 0, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(218.44,53.33%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.44,28.19%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.1081,1.3531,-23.0657) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.5283,48.4504,79.5726) |