Diamond Soft 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 | #432513 |
| Complementary Color | #eccebb |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Diamond Soft Blue Color. The Jodhpur Blue 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 Sweet Dreams (#9bc7ea) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Sarong as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#eccebb is the best complementary color to Diamond Soft 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 #bcdaec complementary color is Just Right, 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 Spindle are #bbece6 and #bbc1ec. Thus found on the left and right of #bcdaec on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cruise and Spindle colors as they work well with Diamond Soft Blue.
The split-complementary Diamond Soft Blue palette consists of #ece6bb and #ecbbc2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eccebb). Try Fall Green and Beauty Bush colors in combination with #bcdaec, 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 #bcdaec 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 Diamond Soft Blue. Thus Caper and Kobi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Diamond Soft Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Just Right, French Lilac, and Tea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcdaec 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. Diamond Soft Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#eccebb) and two others. The Kobi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Padua – 120° from the complementary Just Right. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ecbbda and #bbecce.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcdaec is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Diamond Soft Blue has a hue angle of 202.5°, a saturation of 55.81% and a lightness of 83.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcdaec is made of 18.82% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #bcdaec |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,218,236) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 18.82, 7.06, 0, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(202.5,55.81%,83.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.5,20.34%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.4485,-6.1064,-12.127) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.9508,66.8903,89.0556) |