Blissful 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 | #4d3727 |
| Complementary Color | #d8c2b1 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blissful Blue Color. The Ocean Bubble 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 Northern Sky (#8daccc) for more energetic effect. Try Dockside as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d8c2b1 is the best complementary color to Blissful 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 #b2c8d8 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 #b1d8d5 and #b1b4d8. Thus found on the left and right of #b2c8d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Blissful Blue.
The split-complementary Blissful Blue palette consists of #d8d5b1 and #d8b1b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8c2b1). Try Akaroa and Blossom colors in combination with #b2c8d8, 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 #b2c8d8 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 Blissful Blue. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blissful Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Prelude, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2c8d8 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. Blissful Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d8c2b1) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8b1c7 and #b1d8c2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b2c8d8 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Blissful Blue has a hue angle of 205.26°, a saturation of 32.76% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2c8d8 is made of 14.91% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #b2c8d8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,200,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 14.91, 6.28, 0, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(205.26,32.76%,77.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.26,17.59%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.4607,-4.0848,-10.4688) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.409,55.7314,73.0134) |