Light Washed Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #532318 |
| Complementary Color | #e6b7ac |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Washed Blue Color. The Sparkling River color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Diamond Blue (#cfe4ee) for more calm effect. Try Spacious Skies as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e6b7ac is the best complementary color to Light Washed Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #acdce7 complementary color is Shilo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent St Blue are #ace6d4 and #acbee6. Thus found on the left and right of #acdce7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Padua and Spindle colors as they work well with Light Washed Blue.
The split-complementary Light Washed Blue palette consists of #e6d4ac and #e6acbe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6b7ac). Try Hampton and Shilo colors in combination with #acdce7, 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 #acdce7 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Light Washed Blue. Thus Hampton and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Washed Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shilo, Light Wisteria, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #acdce7 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Light Washed Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e6b7ac) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chinook – 120° from the complementary Shilo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6acdb and #ace6b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #acdce7 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Light Washed Blue has a hue angle of 191.19°, a saturation of 55.14% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #acdce7 is made of 23.14% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #acdce7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,220,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 23.14, 4.32, 0, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(191.19,55.14%,79.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.19,25.54%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.8568,-13.006,-10.4672) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0303,65.7266,85.282) |