Something Blue Color

#b0d6e6

Something 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 #4f2919
Complementary Color #e6c0b0
Color Shade: cool cyan (197.78° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 79.61% (better contrasting with black)
Something Blue Color Sample
Something Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b0d6e6

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Something Blue Color. The Manakin color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Frozen Whisper (#8bbbdb) for more energetic effect. Try Toile Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e6c0b0 is the best complementary color to Something 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 #b0d6e6 complementary color is Rose Fog, 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 Regent St Blue are #b0e6db and #b0bbe6. Thus found on the left and right of #b0d6e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Blue and Spindle colors as they work well with Something Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Something Blue palette consists of #e6dbb0 and #e6b0bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6c0b0). Try Hampton and Shilo colors in combination with #b0d6e6, 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 #b0d6e6 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 Something Blue. Thus Caper and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Something Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, French Lilac, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0d6e6 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. Something Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e6c0b0) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Padua – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6b0d6 and #b0e6c0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b0d6e6 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Something Blue has a hue angle of 197.78°, a saturation of 51.92% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0d6e6 is made of 21.18% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #b0d6e6
RGB Decimal rgb(176,214,230)
RGB Percentage 28%, 35%, 37%
CMYK 21.18, 6.28, 0, 9.8
HSL hsl(197.78,51.92%,79.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(197.78,23.48%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.4615,-8.964,-11.9926)
XYZ xyz(56.234,63.0364,84.0663)
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