Blue Lips 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 | #59431d |
| Complementary Color | #e2cba5 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Lips Color. The Light Powder Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pacific Panorama (#c0d6ea) for more calm effect. Try Lilac Cotton Candy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e2cba5 is the best complementary color to Blue Lips. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a6bce2 complementary color is Hampton, 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 #a5dae2 and #ada5e2. Thus found on the left and right of #a6bce2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Morning Glory and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Blue Lips.
The split-complementary Blue Lips palette consists of #dae2a5 and #e2ada5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2cba5). Try Deco and Shilo colors in combination with #a6bce2, 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 #a6bce2 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 Blue Lips. Thus Celadon and Kobi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Lips contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hampton, Light Orchid, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6bce2 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. Blue Lips tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e2cba5) and two others. The Kobi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Padua – 120° from the complementary Hampton. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2a5bb and #a5e2cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6bce2 is made of 29% red, 32% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Lips has a hue angle of 218°, a saturation of 50.85% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6bce2 is made of 23.53% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #a6bce2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,188,226) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 32%, 39% |
| CMYK | 23.53, 14.9, 0, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(218,50.85%,76.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218,26.55%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.8011,0.9137,-21.4516) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4366,49.5644,79.0182) |