Simply Blue Color

#adbbc9

Simply Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta

Inverse Color #524436
Complementary Color #c9bbad
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 73.33% (better contrasting with white)
Simply Blue Color Sample
Simply Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #adbbc9

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Simply Blue Color. The Frills 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 soft alternative called White Blue (#cdd6db) for more calm effect. Try Rock Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c9bbad is the best complementary color to Simply 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 #adbbc9 complementary color is Bison Hide, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Heather are #adc9c9 and #adadc9. Thus found on the left and right of #adbbc9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Logan colors as they work well with Simply Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Simply Blue palette consists of #c9c9ad and #c9adad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9bbad). Try Foggy Gray and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #adbbc9, 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 #adbbc9 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Simply Blue. Thus Rainee and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Simply Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bison Hide, Lily, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #adbbc9 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green 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. Simply Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c9bbad) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Opal – 120° from the complementary Bison Hide. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9adbb and #adc9bb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #adbbc9 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Simply Blue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 20.59% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adbbc9 is made of 10.98% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.

HEX #adbbc9
RGB Decimal rgb(173,187,201)
RGB Percentage 31%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 10.98, 5.49, 0, 21.18
HSL hsl(210,20.59%,73.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,13.93%,78.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.228,-1.9551,-8.7003)
XYZ xyz(45.5465,48.6419,62.2466)
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