Tropical Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #513614 |
| Complementary Color | #ead0ae |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tropical Blue Color. The C'est La Vie color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hint of Blue (#cee1f2) for more calm effect. Try First Shade of Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ead0ae is the best complementary color to Tropical Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aec9eb complementary color is Just Right, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spindle are #aee7ea and #b1aeea. Thus found on the left and right of #aec9eb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cruise and Biloba Flower colors as they work well with Tropical Blue.
The split-complementary Tropical Blue palette consists of #e7eaae and #eab1ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ead0ae). Try Caper and Shilo colors in combination with #aec9eb, 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 #aec9eb 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 Tropical Blue. Thus Caper and Kobi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tropical Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Just Right, Light Orchid, and Madang split by 90° on the color wheel. #aec9eb square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tropical Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ead0ae) and two others. The Kobi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cruise – 120° from the complementary Just Right. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eaaec8 and #aeead0.
In a RGB color space, hex #aec9eb is made of 29% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Tropical Blue has a hue angle of 213.44°, a saturation of 60.4% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aec9eb is made of 23.92% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #aec9eb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,201,235) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 23.92, 13.34, 0, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(213.44,60.4%,80.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.44,25.96%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.0501,-1.5936,-19.8019) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.3376,56.7701,86.7438) |