Andromeda Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #543211 |
| Complementary Color | #eeccab |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Andromeda Blue Color. The Salty Ice 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 Light Breeze (#cfe0f2) for more calm effect. Try Hint of Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#eeccab is the best complementary color to Andromeda Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #abcdee complementary color is Pancho, 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 Blizzard Blue are #abeeed and #ababee. Thus found on the left and right of #abcdee on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blizzard Blue and Biloba Flower colors as they work well with Andromeda Blue.
The split-complementary Andromeda Blue palette consists of #eeedab and #eeabab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eeccab). Try Double Colonial White and Sea Pink colors in combination with #abcdee, 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 #abcdee offers a combination of cool yellow and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Andromeda Blue. Thus Caper and Kobi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Andromeda Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pancho, French Lilac, and Madang split by 90° on the color wheel. #abcdee square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Andromeda Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#eeccab) and two others. The Kobi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Magic Mint – 120° from the complementary Pancho. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eeabcc and #abeecc.
In a RGB color space, hex #abcdee is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Andromeda Blue has a hue angle of 209.55°, a saturation of 66.34% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #abcdee is made of 26.27% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #abcdee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,205,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 26.27, 12.94, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(209.55,66.34%,80.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.55,28.15%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.0125,-3.8918,-19.9674) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.0585,58.4936,89.3301) |