Echo 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 | #5b5032 |
| Complementary Color | #cdc2a4 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Echo Blue Color. The Lavender Steel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fast Velvet (#8b94c7) for more energetic effect. Try Corfu Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cdc2a4 is the best complementary color to Echo 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 #a4afcd complementary color is Chino, 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 #a4c3cd and #ada4cd. Thus found on the left and right of #a4afcd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casper and Logan colors as they work well with Echo Blue.
The split-complementary Echo Blue palette consists of #c3cda4 and #cdada4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdc2a4). Try Green Mist and Clam Shell colors in combination with #a4afcd, 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 #a4afcd 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 Echo Blue. Thus Sprout and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Echo Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chino, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4afcd 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. Echo Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#cdc2a4) and two others. The Careys Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Chino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cda4af and #a4cdc2.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4afcd is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Echo Blue has a hue angle of 223.9°, a saturation of 29.08% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4afcd is made of 16.08% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #a4afcd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,175,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 11.76, 0, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(223.9,29.08%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.9,20%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.528,2.5296,-16.4964) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6593,42.9602,63.8541) |