Blue Hydrangea is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #443c22 |
| Complementary Color | #ddd5bb |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (225.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Hydrangea Color. The Venus Flower color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Winter Ice (#dbdfe9) for more calm effect. Try Smell of Lavender as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ddd5bb is the best complementary color to Blue Hydrangea. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bbc3dd complementary color is Tana, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigeon Post are #bbd4dd and #c4bbdd. Thus found on the left and right of #bbc3dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Blue Hydrangea.
The split-complementary Blue Hydrangea palette consists of #d4ddbb and #ddc4bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ddd5bb). Try Tana and Dust Storm colors in combination with #bbc3dd, 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 #bbc3dd offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Hydrangea. Thus Pixie Green and Pink Flare giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Hydrangea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tana, Melanie, and Surf split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbc3dd square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Hydrangea tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#ddd5bb) and two others. The Pink Flare is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Tana. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddbbc3 and #bbddd5.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbc3dd is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Hydrangea has a hue angle of 225.88°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbc3dd is made of 13.34% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #bbc3dd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,195,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 13.34, 10.2, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(225.88,33.33%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225.88,15.38%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.9349,2.4962,-13.8786) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.0598,54.8155,76.1905) |