Blue Veil 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 | #51341a |
| Complementary Color | #e5c8ae |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Veil Color. The Diamond Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mystic Harbor (#d2e4ee) for more calm effect. Try Pattens Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e5c8ae is the best complementary color to Blue Veil. 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 #aecbe5 complementary color is Hampton, 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 Spindle are #aee5e3 and #aeafe5. Thus found on the left and right of #aecbe5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Blue and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Blue Veil.
The split-complementary Blue Veil palette consists of #e5e3ae and #e5aeaf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5c8ae). Try Hampton and Shilo colors in combination with #aecbe5, 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 #aecbe5 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 Blue Veil. Thus Caper and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Veil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hampton, French Lilac, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #aecbe5 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. Blue Veil tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e5c8ae) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Padua – 120° from the complementary Hampton. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5aecb and #aee5c8.
In a RGB color space, hex #aecbe5 is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Veil has a hue angle of 208.36°, a saturation of 51.4% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aecbe5 is made of 21.56% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #aecbe5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,203,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 21.56, 10.19, 0, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(208.36,51.4%,79.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.36,24.02%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.386,-4.0313,-16.0829) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9544,57.3677,82.4108) |