Beau Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #432b19 |
| Complementary Color | #e5cdbc |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.96% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Beau Blue Color. The Aegean Mist color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lightning Bolt Blue (#93b9df) for more energetic effect. Try Sacred Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e5cdbc is the best complementary color to Beau Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcd4e6 complementary color is Bone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Periwinkle Gray are #bce5e2 and #bcbfe5. Thus found on the left and right of #bcd4e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Beau Blue.
The split-complementary Beau Blue palette consists of #e5e2bc and #e5bcbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5cdbc). Try Beryl Green and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #bcd4e6, 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 #bcd4e6 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 Beau Blue. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Beau Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Prelude, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcd4e6 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm 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. Beau Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e5cdbc) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5bcd3 and #bce5cd.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcd4e6 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Beau Blue has a hue angle of 205.71°, a saturation of 45.65% and a lightness of 81.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcd4e6 is made of 16.47% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #bcd4e6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,212,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 7.06, 0, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(205.71,45.65%,81.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.71,18.26%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.7003,-4.2707,-11.5554) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.5654,63.4915,84.0313) |