Starlight 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 | #4a312b |
| Complementary Color | #d3bbb5 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.06% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Starlight Blue Color. The Witness 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 soft alternative called Faded Flaxflower (#9eb4c0) for more calm effect. Try Tahoe Snow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d3bbb5 is the best complementary color to Starlight 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 #b5ced4 complementary color is Clam Shell, 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 Jungle Mist are #b5d3ca and #b5bed3. Thus found on the left and right of #b5ced4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Casper colors as they work well with Starlight Blue.
The split-complementary Starlight Blue palette consists of #d3cab5 and #d3b5be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3bbb5). Try Soft Amber and Lily colors in combination with #b5ced4, 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 #b5ced4 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 Starlight Blue. Thus Green Mist and Thistle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Starlight Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, London Hue, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5ced4 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. Starlight Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d3bbb5) and two others. The Thistle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3b5ce and #b5d3bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5ced4 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Starlight Blue has a hue angle of 191.61°, a saturation of 26.5% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5ced4 is made of 12.16% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #b5ced4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,206,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 12.16, 2.36, 0, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(191.61,26.5%,77.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.61,14.62%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.1374,-7.1234,-5.8133) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.011,58.7198,70.8274) |