Alphabet 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 | #543210 |
| Complementary Color | #eecdab |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80.39% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Alphabet Blue Color. The Fish Pond color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Fresh Water (#c6e3f7) for more energetic effect. Try Tropical Pool as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#eecdab is the best complementary color to Alphabet 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 #abcdef 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 Perano are #abeeee and #ababee. Thus found on the left and right of #abcdef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blizzard Blue and Biloba Flower colors as they work well with Alphabet Blue.
The split-complementary Alphabet Blue palette consists of #eeeeab and #eeabab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eecdab). Try Double Colonial White and Sea Pink colors in combination with #abcdef, 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 #abcdef 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 Alphabet Blue. Thus Caper and Kobi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Alphabet Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pancho, Light Orchid, and Madang split by 90° on the color wheel. #abcdef 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. Alphabet Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#eecdab) 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 #eeabcd and #abeecd.
In a RGB color space, hex #abcdef is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Alphabet Blue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 68% and a lightness of 80.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #abcdef is made of 26.67% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #abcdef |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,205,239) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 26.67, 13.34, 0, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(210,68%,80.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,28.45%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.045,-3.6561,-20.4518) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.2059,58.5526,90.1062) |