Blue Refrain 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 | #4f2718 |
| Complementary Color | #e7bfb0 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Refrain Color. The Plunging Waterfall 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 Club Cruise (#8bc3e1) for more energetic effect. Try Sparkling River as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e7bfb0 is the best complementary color to Blue Refrain. 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 #b0d8e7 complementary color is Rose Fog, 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 Regent St Blue are #b0e7da and #b0bce7. Thus found on the left and right of #b0d8e7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cruise and Spindle colors as they work well with Blue Refrain.
The split-complementary Blue Refrain palette consists of #e7dab0 and #e7b0bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7bfb0). Try Hampton and Shilo colors in combination with #b0d8e7, 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 #b0d8e7 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 Refrain. Thus Caper and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Refrain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, French Lilac, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0d8e7 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 Refrain tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e7bfb0) 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 #e7b0d8 and #b0e7bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #b0d8e7 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Refrain has a hue angle of 196.36°, a saturation of 53.4% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0d8e7 is made of 21.57% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #b0d8e7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,216,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 21.57, 5.88, 0, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(196.36,53.4%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.36,23.81%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.0237,-9.7757,-11.6841) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.8842,64.1114,84.9779) |