Polar Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #4c1f18 |
| Complementary Color | #e6bab3 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80.39% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Polar Blue Color. The Bayshore color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Aqua Fiesta (#96e2e1) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Glint as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e6bab3 is the best complementary color to Polar Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3e0e7 complementary color is Rose Fog, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Powder Blue are #b3e6d4 and #b3c5e6. Thus found on the left and right of #b3e0e7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Padua and Spindle colors as they work well with Polar Blue.
The split-complementary Polar Blue palette consists of #e6d4b3 and #e6b3c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6bab3). Try Hampton and Shilo colors in combination with #b3e0e7, 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 #b3e0e7 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Polar Blue. Thus Hampton and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polar Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Light Wisteria, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3e0e7 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Polar Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e6bab3) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chinook – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6b3df and #b3e6ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #b3e0e7 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Polar Blue has a hue angle of 188.08°, a saturation of 52% and a lightness of 80.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3e0e7 is made of 20.39% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #b3e0e7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,224,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 20.39, 2.75, 0, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(188.08,52%,80.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.08,22.51%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.3377,-12.9807,-8.2218) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6699,68.6645,85.7099) |