Agapanthus Color

#bbc5de

Agapanthus is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #443a21
Complementary Color #ded3bb
Color Shade: blue cyan (222.86° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 80.2% (better contrasting with white)
Agapanthus Color Sample
Agapanthus Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bbc5de

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Agapanthus Color. The Violet Vignette color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Violet Extract (#dee2ec) for more calm effect. Try Bright Bluebell as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ded3bb is the best complementary color to Agapanthus. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bbc5de complementary color is Bone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigeon Post are #bbd6de and #c2bbde. Thus found on the left and right of #bbc5de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Agapanthus.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Agapanthus palette consists of #d6debb and #dec2bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ded3bb). Try Tana and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #bbc5de, 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 #bbc5de offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Agapanthus. Thus Pixie Green and Pink Flare giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Agapanthus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Melanie, and Surf split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbc5de square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Agapanthus tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ded3bb) and two others. The Pink Flare is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #debbc5 and #bbded4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bbc5de is made of 31% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Agapanthus has a hue angle of 222.86°, a saturation of 34.65% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbc5de is made of 13.73% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #bbc5de
RGB Decimal rgb(187,197,222)
RGB Percentage 31%, 33%, 37%
CMYK 13.73, 9.81, 0, 12.94
HSL hsl(222.86,34.65%,80.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(222.86,15.77%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.4834,1.6387,-13.5939)
XYZ xyz(53.6446,55.7712,77.0448)
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