Luxor Blue Color

#bde9e5

Luxor Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #42161a
Complementary Color #e9bcc0
Color Shade: warm cyan (174.55° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 82.75% (better contrasting with black)
Luxor Blue Color Sample
Luxor Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bde9e5

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Luxor Blue Color. The Aqua Pura color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Neverland (#9ce5d6) for more energetic effect. Try Glacier Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e9bcc0 is the best complementary color to Luxor Blue. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bde9e5 complementary color is Rose Fog, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jagged Ice are #bce9cf and #bcd6e9. Thus found on the left and right of #bde9e5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Padua and Spindle colors as they work well with Luxor Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Luxor Blue palette consists of #e9cfbc and #e9bcd6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9bcc0). Try Double Spanish White and Melanie colors in combination with #bde9e5, 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 #bde9e5 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Luxor Blue. Thus Fall Green and French Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Luxor Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bde9e5 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Luxor Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e9bcc0) and two others. The French Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Celadon – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5bce9 and #c0e9bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bde9e5 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Luxor Blue has a hue angle of 174.55°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 82.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bde9e5 is made of 17.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #bde9e5
RGB Decimal rgb(189,233,229)
RGB Percentage 29%, 36%, 35%
CMYK 17.25, 0, 1.57, 8.63
HSL hsl(174.55,50%,82.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(174.55,18.88%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.2775,-14.9263,-2.7647)
XYZ xyz(64.268,74.7538,85.1704)
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