Ballad 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 | #3f3125 |
| Complementary Color | #daccc0 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80.39% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ballad Blue Color. The Minuet 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 soft alternative called Silk Sox (#a5b2c7) for more calm effect. Try Stellar Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#daccc0 is the best complementary color to Ballad 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 #c0ceda complementary color is Wafer, 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 Jungle Mist are #c0dad9 and #c0c1da. Thus found on the left and right of #c0ceda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Ballad Blue.
The split-complementary Ballad Blue palette consists of #dad9c0 and #dac0c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#daccc0). Try Tana and Wafer colors in combination with #c0ceda, 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 #c0ceda 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 Ballad Blue. Thus Tana and Maverick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ballad Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Lavender Gray, and Surf split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0ceda 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. Ballad Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#daccc0) and two others. The Maverick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Mist – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dac0ce and #c0dacc.
In a RGB color space, hex #c0ceda is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ballad Blue has a hue angle of 207.69°, a saturation of 26% and a lightness of 80.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0ceda is made of 10.2% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.
| HEX | #c0ceda |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,206,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 4.71, 0, 14.51 |
| HSL | hsl(207.69,26%,80.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.69,11.93%,85.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.0611,-2.3551,-7.57) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4644,60.411,75.0142) |