Basin 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 | #46211b |
| Complementary Color | #e3bfb9 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80.98% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Basin Blue Color. The Frost Wind color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Soar (#ddf0f0) for more calm effect. Try Baby Motive as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e3bfb9 is the best complementary color to Basin 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 #b9dee4 complementary color is Cavern Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jagged Ice are #b9e3d4 and #b9c8e3. Thus found on the left and right of #b9dee4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Basin Blue.
The split-complementary Basin Blue palette consists of #e3d4b9 and #e3b9c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3bfb9). Try Stark White and Melanie colors in combination with #b9dee4, 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 #b9dee4 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 Basin Blue. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Basin Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cavern Pink, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9dee4 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Basin Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e3bfb9) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Cavern Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3b9dd and #b9e3bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9dee4 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Basin Blue has a hue angle of 188.37°, a saturation of 44.33% and a lightness of 80.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9dee4 is made of 16.86% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #b9dee4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,222,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 16.86, 2.35, 0, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(188.37,44.33%,80.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.37,18.86%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.0855,-10.7904,-6.9717) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.1325,68.1583,83.3853) |