Cruise is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, cool yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #4a1320 |
| Complementary Color | #ecb4c2 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (165.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cruise Color. The Minted Ice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Icy Wind (#d3f1ee) for more calm effect. Try Diluted Mint as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ecb4c2 is the best complementary color to Cruise. Red magenta shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5ecdf complementary color is Beauty Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cruise are #b4ecc3 and #b4ddec. Thus found on the left and right of #b5ecdf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Madang and Spindle colors as they work well with Cruise.
The split-complementary Cruise palette consists of #ecc3b4 and #ecb4dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ecb4c2). Try Zinnwaldite and Kobi colors in combination with #b5ecdf, 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 #b5ecdf offers a combination of warm yellow and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cruise. Thus Chamois and French Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cruise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Beauty Bush, Biloba Flower, and Caper split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5ecdf square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, red magenta and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cruise tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#ecb4c2) and two others. The French Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tea Green – 120° from the complementary Beauty Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #deb4ec and #c2ecb4.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5ecdf is made of 28% red, 37% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Cruise has a hue angle of 165.82°, a saturation of 59.14% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5ecdf is made of 21.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #b5ecdf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,236,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 37%, 35% |
| CMYK | 21.57, 0, 5.1, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(165.82,59.14%,81.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165.82,23.31%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.4596,-20.0729,0.5861) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.3708,75.1424,81.0287) |