Blue Light Color

#acdfdd

Blue Light is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #532022
Complementary Color #dfacae
Color Shade: warm cyan (177.65° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 77.45% (better contrasting with black)
Blue Light Color Sample
Blue Light Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #acdfdd

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Light Color. The Wave Splash color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ivalo River (#cce5e8) for more calm effect. Try Mintos as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dfacae is the best complementary color to Blue Light. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #acdfdd complementary color is Cavern Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Aqua Island are #acdfc3 and #acc7df. Thus found on the left and right of #acdfdd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fringy Flower and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Blue Light.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Light palette consists of #dfc3ac and #dfacc7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfacae). Try Cameo and Blossom colors in combination with #acdfdd, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #acdfdd 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 Blue Light. Thus Sapling and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Light contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cavern Pink, Light Wisteria, and Deco split by 90° on the color wheel. #acdfdd square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Light tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#dfacae) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Cavern Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcacdf and #aedfac.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #acdfdd is made of 28% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Light has a hue angle of 177.65°, a saturation of 44.35% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #acdfdd is made of 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 12.55% black ink.

HEX #acdfdd
RGB Decimal rgb(172,223,221)
RGB Percentage 28%, 36%, 36%
CMYK 20, 0, 0.78, 12.55
HSL hsl(177.65,44.35%,77.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(177.65,22.87%,87.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.3859,-16.7167,-4.394)
XYZ xyz(56.4521,66.7665,78.3185)
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