Ballroom 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 | #594c36 |
| Complementary Color | #c9bca5 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ballroom Blue Color. The Ballad Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Old Faithful (#82a2be) for more energetic effect. Try Nefarious Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c9bca5 is the best complementary color to Ballroom 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 #a6b3c9 complementary color is Coral Reef, 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 Casper are #a5c4c9 and #aaa5c9. Thus found on the left and right of #a6b3c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Logan colors as they work well with Ballroom Blue.
The split-complementary Ballroom Blue palette consists of #c4c9a5 and #c9aaa5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9bca5). Try Thistle Green and Clam Shell colors in combination with #a6b3c9, 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 #a6b3c9 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 Ballroom Blue. Thus Rainee and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ballroom Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Reef, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6b3c9 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. Ballroom Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c9bca5) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Coral Reef. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9a5b2 and #a5c9bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6b3c9 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Ballroom Blue has a hue angle of 217.71°, a saturation of 24.48% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6b3c9 is made of 13.72% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #a6b3c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,179,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 13.72, 8.62, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(217.71,24.48%,71.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.71,17.41%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.604,0.095,-12.6709) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3886,44.5642,61.626) |