Light Bluish Water is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #5b241b |
| Complementary Color | #e4ada4 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.86% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Bluish Water Color. The Bliss Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Hawaiian Breeze (#75c7e0) for more energetic effect. Try Aqua Zing as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e4ada4 is the best complementary color to Light Bluish Water. 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 #a4dbe4 complementary color is Shilo, 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 Regent St Blue are #a4e4cd and #a4bbe4. Thus found on the left and right of #a4dbe4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Padua and Spindle colors as they work well with Light Bluish Water.
The split-complementary Light Bluish Water palette consists of #e4cda4 and #e4a4bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4ada4). Try Zombie and Kobi colors in combination with #a4dbe4, 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 #a4dbe4 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 Light Bluish Water. Thus Zombie and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Bluish Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shilo, Light Wisteria, and Granny Smith Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4dbe4 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. Light Bluish Water tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e4ada4) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chinook – 120° from the complementary Shilo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e4a4db and #a4e4ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4dbe4 is made of 27% red, 36% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Light Bluish Water has a hue angle of 188.44°, a saturation of 54.24% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4dbe4 is made of 25.1% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #a4dbe4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,219,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 36%, 37% |
| CMYK | 25.1, 3.53, 0, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(188.44,54.24%,76.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.44,28.07%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.0474,-15.481,-10.1316) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.645,64.157,82.9022) |