Stencil Blue 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 | #4b3125 |
| Complementary Color | #dabfb3 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.04% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stencil Blue Color. The Perfect Landing color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Airy (#dae6e9) for more calm effect. Try Early Frost as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dabfb3 is the best complementary color to Stencil 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 #b4ceda complementary color is Clam Shell, 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 Ziggurat are #b3dad3 and #b3bbda. Thus found on the left and right of #b4ceda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Stencil Blue.
The split-complementary Stencil Blue palette consists of #dad3b3 and #dab3bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dabfb3). Try Akaroa and Blossom colors in combination with #b4ceda, 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 #b4ceda 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 Stencil Blue. Thus Sprout and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stencil Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, Prelude, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4ceda 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. Stencil Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dabfb3) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dab3ce and #b3dabf.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4ceda is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Stencil Blue has a hue angle of 198.95°, a saturation of 33.93% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4ceda is made of 14.9% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.
| HEX | #b4ceda |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,206,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 14.9, 4.71, 0, 14.51 |
| HSL | hsl(198.95,33.93%,78.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.95,17.43%,85.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.2409,-6.1833,-8.8769) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.5486,58.9079,74.8777) |