Blue Haze is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #424531 |
| Complementary Color | #cbceb9 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (249° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Haze Color. The Violeta Silvestre color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Royal Mile (#a1a0b7) for more calm effect. Try Forever Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cbceb9 is the best complementary color to Blue Haze. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdbace complementary color is Foggy Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Suit are #b9c0ce and #c7b9ce. Thus found on the left and right of #bdbace on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heather and Chatelle colors as they work well with Blue Haze.
The split-complementary Blue Haze palette consists of #c0ceb9 and #cec7b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbceb9). Try Clay Ash and Sisal colors in combination with #bdbace, 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 #bdbace offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Haze. Thus Spring Rain and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Haze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Foggy Gray, Cold Turkey, and Jet Stream split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdbace square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Haze tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#cbceb9) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Loblolly – 120° from the complementary Foggy Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cebcb9 and #b9cbce.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdbace is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Haze has a hue angle of 249°, a saturation of 16.95% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdbace is made of 6.66% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #bdbace |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,186,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 6.66, 7.84, 0, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(249,16.95%,76.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(249,9.71%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.3098,4.893,-9.6786) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6857,50.3929,65.5006) |