Flemish 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 warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #522f1f |
| Complementary Color | #e0bdad |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Flemish Blue Color. The Bluish Water color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Periwinkle Sky (#8cb7d7) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Beyond as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e0bdad is the best complementary color to Flemish 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 #add0e0 complementary color is Cameo, 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 Aqua Island are #ade0d6 and #adb6e0. Thus found on the left and right of #add0e0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Flemish Blue.
The split-complementary Flemish Blue palette consists of #e0d6ad and #e0adb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0bdad). Try Sapling and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #add0e0, 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 #add0e0 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 Flemish Blue. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flemish Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #add0e0 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. Flemish Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e0bdad) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0adcf and #ade0bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #add0e0 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Flemish Blue has a hue angle of 198.82°, a saturation of 45.13% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #add0e0 is made of 20% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #add0e0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,208,224) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 20, 6.27, 0, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(198.82,45.13%,77.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.82,22.77%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.4988,-8.0794,-11.7474) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.244,59.3778,79.1758) |