Blue Dolphin Color

#bcc5cf

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

Inverse Color #433a30
Complementary Color #cfc6bc
Color Shade: blue cyan (211.58° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 77.45% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Dolphin Color Sample
Blue Dolphin Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bcc5cf

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Dolphin Color. The Atelier color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sterling Silver (#9eafc2) for more energetic effect. Try Ridge View as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cfc6bc is the best complementary color to Blue Dolphin. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcc5cf complementary color is Swirl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Loblolly are #bccecf and #bcbccf. Thus found on the left and right of #bcc5cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tiara and Gray Suit colors as they work well with Blue Dolphin.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Dolphin palette consists of #cecfbc and #cfbcbc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfc6bc). Try Foggy Gray and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #bcc5cf, 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 #bcc5cf 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 Blue Dolphin. Thus Clay Ash and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Dolphin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swirl, Maverick, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcc5cf square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and warm 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. Blue Dolphin tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#cfc6bc) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Swirl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cfbcc5 and #bccfc6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bcc5cf is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Dolphin has a hue angle of 211.58°, a saturation of 16.52% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcc5cf is made of 7.45% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #bcc5cf
RGB Decimal rgb(188,197,207)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 7.45, 3.93, 0, 18.82
HSL hsl(211.58,16.52%,77.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(211.58,9.18%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.1154,-1.126,-6.0635)
XYZ xyz(51.9678,55.1289,66.9334)
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