Heavenly Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #5c4432 |
| Complementary Color | #cdb5a3 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Heavenly Blue Color. The Polo Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Old Faithful (#82a2be) for more energetic effect. Try Windy City as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cdb5a3 is the best complementary color to Heavenly Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a3bbcd complementary color is Rodeo Dust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Casper are #a3cdca and #a3a5cd. Thus found on the left and right of #a3bbcd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Logan colors as they work well with Heavenly Blue.
The split-complementary Heavenly Blue palette consists of #cdcaa3 and #cda3a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdb5a3). Try Chino and Eunry colors in combination with #a3bbcd, 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 #a3bbcd offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Heavenly Blue. Thus Coriander and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heavenly Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rodeo Dust, London Hue, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3bbcd square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Heavenly Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cdb5a3) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Rodeo Dust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cda3ba and #a3cdb5.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3bbcd is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Heavenly Blue has a hue angle of 205.71°, a saturation of 29.58% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3bbcd is made of 16.47% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #a3bbcd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,187,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 7.06, 0, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(205.71,29.58%,72.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.71,20.49%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.6574,-4.2861,-11.8003) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.894,47.735,64.6579) |