Ballet 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 | #503b26 |
| Complementary Color | #d8c3af |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ballet Blue Color. The Hopeful Dream 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 Polo Blue (#8da8cc) for more energetic effect. Try Polo Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d8c3af is the best complementary color to Ballet 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 #afc4d9 complementary color is Akaroa, 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 Pigeon Post are #afd8d8 and #afafd8. Thus found on the left and right of #afc4d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Wistful colors as they work well with Ballet Blue.
The split-complementary Ballet Blue palette consists of #d8d8af and #d8afaf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8c3af). Try Green Mist and Blossom colors in combination with #afc4d9, 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 #afc4d9 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 Ballet Blue. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ballet Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Thistle, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #afc4d9 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. Ballet Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d8c3af) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8afc3 and #afd8c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #afc4d9 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Ballet Blue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 35.59% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afc4d9 is made of 16.47% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #afc4d9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,196,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 8.24, 0, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(210,35.59%,76.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,19.35%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.23,-2.6886,-12.8671) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.9435,53.6036,73.3599) |