Xenon Blue 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 | #483f28 |
| Complementary Color | #d7ceb6 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Xenon Blue Color. The Wishful Blue 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 Shy Candela (#d6dde6) for more calm effect. Try Whipped Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d7ceb6 is the best complementary color to Xenon Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7c0d7 complementary color is Soft Amber, 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 Casper are #b6d0d7 and #bdb6d7. Thus found on the left and right of #b7c0d7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Xenon Blue.
The split-complementary Xenon Blue palette consists of #d0d7b6 and #d7bdb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7ceb6). Try Green Mist and Clam Shell colors in combination with #b7c0d7, 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 #b7c0d7 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 Xenon Blue. Thus Pixie Green and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Xenon Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soft Amber, Thistle, and Surf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7c0d7 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. Xenon Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d7ceb6) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jet Stream – 120° from the complementary Soft Amber. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7b6bf and #b6d7ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7c0d7 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Xenon Blue has a hue angle of 223.13°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7c0d7 is made of 12.55% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #b7c0d7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,192,215) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 9.02, 0, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(223.13,28.57%,78.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.13,14.88%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.6814,1.553,-12.5513) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6438,52.6729,71.7876) |