Radar Color

#b6c8e4

Radar is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #49371b
Complementary Color #e3d2b6
Color Shade: blue cyan (216.52° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 80.39% (better contrasting with black)
Radar Color Sample
Radar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b6c8e4

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Radar Color. The Blooming Aster color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wind Force (#d5e2ee) for more calm effect. Try Ice Drop as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e3d2b6 is the best complementary color to Radar. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6c8e4 complementary color is Grain Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Periwinkle Gray are #b6dfe3 and #bbb6e3. Thus found on the left and right of #b6c8e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Prelude colors as they work well with Radar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Radar palette consists of #dfe3b6 and #e3bbb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3d2b6). Try Beryl Green and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #b6c8e4, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b6c8e4 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 Radar. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Radar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Grain Brown, Melanie, and Fringy Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6c8e4 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Radar tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e3d2b6) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Grain Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3b6c8 and #b6e3d2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b6c8e4 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Radar has a hue angle of 216.52°, a saturation of 46% and a lightness of 80.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6c8e4 is made of 18.04% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.

HEX #b6c8e4
RGB Decimal rgb(182,200,228)
RGB Percentage 30%, 33%, 37%
CMYK 18.04, 10.98, 0, 10.59
HSL hsl(216.52,46%,80.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(216.52,20.18%,89.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.098,-0.2295,-15.9273)
XYZ xyz(53.9493,56.8551,81.5295)
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