Modern Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #452e16 |
| Complementary Color | #e8d2ba |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Modern Blue Color. The Freeze Up 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 Lightning Bolt Blue (#93b9df) for more energetic effect. Try Honest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e8d2ba is the best complementary color to Modern 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 #bad1e9 complementary color is Double Spanish White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spindle are #bae8e8 and #babae8. Thus found on the left and right of #bad1e9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Blue and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Modern Blue.
The split-complementary Modern Blue palette consists of #e8e8ba and #e8baba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8d2ba). Try Fall Green and Rose Fog colors in combination with #bad1e9, 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 #bad1e9 offers a combination of cool yellow and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Modern Blue. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Modern Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Double Spanish White, Light Orchid, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #bad1e9 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, cool magenta, orange 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. Modern Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e8d2ba) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Padua – 120° from the complementary Double Spanish White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8bad0 and #bae8d2.
In a RGB color space, hex #bad1e9 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Modern Blue has a hue angle of 210.64°, a saturation of 51.65% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bad1e9 is made of 18.43% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #bad1e9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,209,233) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 9.41, 0, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(210.64,51.65%,82.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.64,20.17%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.8726,-2.6669,-14.4034) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.7581,61.9232,85.999) |