Blue Rice 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 | #4c260c |
| Complementary Color | #f3ccb3 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.75% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Rice Color. The Afternoon Sky 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 soft alternative called Wasurenagusa Blue (#89c3eb) for more calm effect. Try Sail to the Sea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#f3ccb3 is the best complementary color to Blue Rice. 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 #b3d9f3 complementary color is Mandys Pink, 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 Perano are #b3f3ed and #b3b9f3. Thus found on the left and right of #b3d9f3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ice Cold and Perano colors as they work well with Blue Rice.
The split-complementary Blue Rice palette consists of #f3ecb3 and #f3b3b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f3ccb3). Try Sidecar and Mandys Pink colors in combination with #b3d9f3, 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 #b3d9f3 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 Rice. Thus Tusk and Azalea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Rice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mandys Pink, Perfume, and Madang split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3d9f3 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 Rice tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#f3ccb3) and two others. The Azalea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Magic Mint – 120° from the complementary Mandys Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f3b3d9 and #b3f3cd.
In a RGB color space, hex #b3d9f3 is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Rice has a hue angle of 204.38°, a saturation of 72.73% and a lightness of 82.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3d9f3 is made of 25.09% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #b3d9f3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,217,243) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 38% |
| CMYK | 25.09, 10.19, 0, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(204.38,72.73%,82.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.38,26.34%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.8332,-6.7087,-16.8108) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5809,65.6805,94.3314) |