Essex Blue Color

#b0ccda

Essex 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 #4f3325
Complementary Color #d9bdb0
Color Shade: cool cyan (200° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 77.25% (better contrasting with black)
Essex Blue Color Sample
Essex Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b0ccda

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Essex Blue Color. The After the Rain 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 Oxygen Blue (#92b6d5) for more energetic effect. Try Maiden Voyage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d9bdb0 is the best complementary color to Essex 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 #b0ccda complementary color is Clam Shell, 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 Pigeon Post are #b0d9d2 and #b0b7d9. Thus found on the left and right of #b0ccda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Essex Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Essex Blue palette consists of #d9d2b0 and #d9b0b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9bdb0). Try Akaroa and Blossom colors in combination with #b0ccda, 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 #b0ccda 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 Essex Blue. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Essex Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, Prelude, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0ccda 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. Essex Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d9bdb0) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9b0cb and #b0d9bd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b0ccda is made of 29% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Essex Blue has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 36.21% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0ccda is made of 16.47% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #b0ccda
RGB Decimal rgb(176,204,218)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 16.47, 5.49, 0, 14.51
HSL hsl(200,36.21%,77.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200,19.27%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.4476,-6.3848,-10.0855)
XYZ xyz(52.1523,57.4778,74.6753)
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