Wind 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 warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #4e3620 |
| Complementary Color | #dfc7b0 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wind Blue Color. The Pattens Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dockside (#95aed0) for more calm effect. Try Lazy Day as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dfc7b0 is the best complementary color to Wind 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 #b1c9df complementary color is Grain Brown, 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 #b0dfde and #b0b1df. Thus found on the left and right of #b1c9df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Wind Blue.
The split-complementary Wind Blue palette consists of #dfdeb0 and #dfb0b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfc7b0). Try Sapling and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #b1c9df, 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 #b1c9df 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 Wind Blue. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wind Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Grain Brown, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1c9df 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. Wind Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dfc7b0) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Grain Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfb0c8 and #b0dfc7.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1c9df is made of 29% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Wind Blue has a hue angle of 208.7°, a saturation of 41.82% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1c9df is made of 18.04% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #b1c9df |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,201,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 8.63, 0, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(208.7,41.82%,78.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.7,20.63%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.8682,-3.4036,-13.6252) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3374,56.4481,77.9491) |