Blende Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #563b3b |
| Complementary Color | #c3a9a9 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blende Blue Color. The Sky Splash color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mythical Blue (#93a8a7) for more calm effect. Try Killer Fog as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c3a9a9 is the best complementary color to Blende Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9c4c4 complementary color is Silk, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Opal are #a9c3b6 and #a9b6c3. Thus found on the left and right of #a9c4c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Blende Blue.
The split-complementary Blende Blue palette consists of #c3b6a9 and #c3a9b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3a9a9). Try Bison Hide and Lily colors in combination with #a9c4c4, 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 #a9c4c4 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blende Blue. Thus Foggy Gray and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blende Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silk, Chatelle, and Rainee split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9c4c4 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, violet, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blende Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c3a9a9) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Silk. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3a9c3 and #a9c3a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9c4c4 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Blende Blue has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 18.62% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9c4c4 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #a9c4c4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,196,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 0, 0, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(180,18.62%,71.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,13.78%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.2212,-9.0649,-3.073) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0659,51.9004,59.8144) |