Angelic Blue Color

#bbc6d6

Angelic Blue 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 #443929
Complementary Color #d6cbbb
Color Shade: blue cyan (215.56° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 78.63% (better contrasting with white)
Angelic Blue Color Sample
Angelic Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bbc6d6

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Angelic Blue Color. The Echo Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Awesome Violet (#a7b2d4) for more energetic effect. Try Bright Star as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d6cbbb is the best complementary color to Angelic 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 #bbc6d6 complementary color is Sisal, 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 Heather are #bbd3d6 and #bdbbd6. Thus found on the left and right of #bbc6d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Angelic Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Angelic Blue palette consists of #d3d6bb and #d6bdbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6cbbb). Try Tana and Wafer colors in combination with #bbc6d6, 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 #bbc6d6 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 Angelic Blue. Thus Pale Leaf and Maverick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Angelic Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sisal, Thistle, and Surf split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbc6d6 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. Angelic Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d6cbbb) and two others. The Maverick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jet Stream – 120° from the complementary Sisal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6bbc5 and #bbd6cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bbc6d6 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Angelic Blue has a hue angle of 215.56°, a saturation of 24.77% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbc6d6 is made of 10.59% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #bbc6d6
RGB Decimal rgb(187,198,214)
RGB Percentage 31%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 10.59, 6.27, 0, 16.08
HSL hsl(215.56,24.77%,78.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(215.56,12.62%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.5044,-0.5664,-9.2614)
XYZ xyz(52.8252,55.808,71.6062)
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