Blue Ballerina is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #4b3824 |
| Complementary Color | #dbc8b4 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Ballerina Color. The Stone Washed color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lazy Day (#95aed1) for more energetic effect. Try Scorpion Grass Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dbc8b4 is the best complementary color to Blue Ballerina. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4c7db complementary color is Akaroa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigeon Post are #b4dadb and #b4b4db. Thus found on the left and right of #b4c7db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Blue Ballerina.
The split-complementary Blue Ballerina palette consists of #dadbb4 and #dbb4b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbc8b4). Try Tana and Blossom colors in combination with #b4c7db, 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 #b4c7db offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Ballerina. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Ballerina contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Melanie, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4c7db square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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 Ballerina tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#dbc8b4) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dbb4c6 and #b4dbc8.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4c7db is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Ballerina has a hue angle of 210.77°, a saturation of 35.14% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4c7db is made of 15.29% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #b4c7db |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,199,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 15.29, 7.84, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(210.77,35.14%,78.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.77,17.81%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.4226,-2.2815,-12.1236) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.032,55.6646,75.0198) |