Rhythmic Blue Color

#b8d5d7

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

Inverse Color #472a28
Complementary Color #d7b9b7
Color Shade: mid cyan (183.87° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 78.24% (better contrasting with black)
Rhythmic Blue Color Sample
Rhythmic Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8d5d7

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rhythmic Blue Color. The Hopeful Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Beachcomber (#d9e4e5) for more calm effect. Try Blue Chalk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d7b9b7 is the best complementary color to Rhythmic Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8d5d7 complementary color is Clam Shell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jungle Mist are #b7d7c9 and #b7c5d7. Thus found on the left and right of #b8d5d7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gum Leaf and Casper colors as they work well with Rhythmic Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rhythmic Blue palette consists of #d7c9b7 and #d7b7c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7b9b7). Try Soft Amber and Blossom colors in combination with #b8d5d7, 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 #b8d5d7 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rhythmic Blue. Thus Tana and Thistle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rhythmic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, Lavender Gray, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8d5d7 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Rhythmic Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d7b9b7) and two others. The Thistle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7b7d5 and #b7d7ba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8d5d7 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Rhythmic Blue has a hue angle of 183.87°, a saturation of 27.93% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8d5d7 is made of 12.15% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black ink.

HEX #b8d5d7
RGB Decimal rgb(184,213,215)
RGB Percentage 30%, 35%, 35%
CMYK 12.15, 0.78, 0, 15.69
HSL hsl(183.87,27.93%,78.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(183.87,14.42%,84.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.2764,-9.1809,-4.2358)
XYZ xyz(55.8272,62.6851,73.447)
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