Blue Rinse is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #484239 |
| Complementary Color | #c6c0b7 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Rinse Color. The December Sky 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 Zen Blue (#9fa9be) for more energetic effect. Try Moon Shadow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c6c0b7 is the best complementary color to Blue Rinse. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7bdc6 complementary color is Cotton Seed, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Loblolly are #b7c4c6 and #b8b7c6. Thus found on the left and right of #b7bdc6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Submarine and French Gray colors as they work well with Blue Rinse.
The split-complementary Blue Rinse palette consists of #c4c6b7 and #c6b8b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6c0b7). Try Kangaroo and Silver Rust colors in combination with #b7bdc6, 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 #b7bdc6 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 Rinse. Thus Green Spring and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Rinse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cotton Seed, Pale Slate, and Powder Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7bdc6 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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 Rinse tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c6c0b7) and two others. The Pink Swan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Cotton Seed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6b7bc and #b7c6c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7bdc6 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Rinse has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 11.63% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7bdc6 is made of 5.89% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #b7bdc6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,189,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.89, 3.53, 0, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(216,11.63%,74.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,7.58%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.3993,-0.3247,-5.2543) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.9191,50.5397,60.6556) |