Hazy Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #433733 |
| Complementary Color | #ccc0bc |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hazy Blue Color. The Hit Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Peaceful Blue (#9ab6c0) for more energetic effect. Try Rainy Sidewalk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ccc0bc is the best complementary color to Hazy Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcc8cc complementary color is Silver Rust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Loblolly are #bcccc8 and #bcc0cc. Thus found on the left and right of #bcc8cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and Ghost colors as they work well with Hazy Blue.
The split-complementary Hazy Blue palette consists of #ccc8bc and #ccbcc0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccc0bc). Try Ash and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #bcc8cc, 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 #bcc8cc offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hazy Blue. Thus Kangaroo and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hazy Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Rust, Chatelle, and Clay Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcc8cc square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, mid red 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. Hazy Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ccc0bc) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Silver Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ccbcc8 and #bcccc0.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcc8cc is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Hazy Blue has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 13.56% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcc8cc is made of 6.27% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #bcc8cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,200,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 6.27, 1.57, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(195,13.56%,76.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,7.84%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.818,-3.3048,-3.4136) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.2924,56.3596,65.2491) |