Blossom Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #531 |
| Complementary Color | #eca |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blossom Blue Color. The Tropical Pool color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called First Shade of Blue (#cbe1f2) for more calm effect. Try Light Breeze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#eca is the best complementary color to Blossom Blue. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ace complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #aee and #aae. Thus found on the left and right of #ace on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Blossom Blue.
The split-complementary Blossom Blue palette consists of #eea and #eaa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eca). Try White and White colors in combination with #ace, 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 #ace offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blossom Blue. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blossom Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #ace square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, orange and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blossom Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#eca) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eac and #aec.
In a RGB color space, hex #aaccee is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Blossom Blue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aaccee is made of 26.66% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #aaccee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,204,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 26.66, 13.33, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(210,66.67%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,28.57%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.6858,-3.6508,-20.4678) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.603,57.9048,89.2405) |