Paris Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #482212 |
| Complementary Color | #edc6b6 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Paris Blue Color. The Pale Cerulean color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Azureish White (#dbe9f4) for more calm effect. Try Quiet Pond as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#edc6b6 is the best complementary color to Paris Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7dded complementary color is Zinnwaldite, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spindle are #b6ede2 and #b6c1ed. Thus found on the left and right of #b7dded on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cruise and Spindle colors as they work well with Paris Blue.
The split-complementary Paris Blue palette consists of #ede2b6 and #edb6c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#edc6b6). Try Chamois and Beauty Bush colors in combination with #b7dded, 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 #b7dded offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Paris Blue. Thus Caper and Kobi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paris Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zinnwaldite, French Lilac, and Tea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7dded square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Paris Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#edc6b6) and two others. The Kobi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Madang – 120° from the complementary Zinnwaldite. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #edb6dc and #b6edc6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7dded is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Paris Blue has a hue angle of 197.78°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 82.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7dded is made of 21.18% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #b7dded |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,221,237) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 21.18, 6.27, 0, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(197.78,60%,82.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.78,22.78%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.9537,-8.9448,-11.9343) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.671,67.8946,90.028) |