Forgotten Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #3f1a13 |
| Complementary Color | #ebc7c0 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.92% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Forgotten Blue Color. The Morning Glory color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Carpenter Bee (#9cd0e4) for more energetic effect. Try Island Paradise as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ebc7c0 is the best complementary color to Forgotten Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c0e5ec complementary color is Rose Fog, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Powder Blue are #c0ebdc and #c0cfeb. Thus found on the left and right of #c0e5ec on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cruise and Spindle colors as they work well with Forgotten Blue.
The split-complementary Forgotten Blue palette consists of #ebdcc0 and #ebc0cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ebc7c0). Try Raffia and Beauty Bush colors in combination with #c0e5ec, 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 #c0e5ec offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Forgotten Blue. Thus Fall Green and Vanilla Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Forgotten Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, French Lilac, and Tea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0e5ec square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Forgotten Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ebc7c0) and two others. The Vanilla Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Padua – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ebc0e5 and #c0ebc7.
In a RGB color space, hex #c0e5ec is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Forgotten Blue has a hue angle of 189.55°, a saturation of 53.66% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0e5ec is made of 17.26% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black ink.
| HEX | #c0e5ec |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,229,236) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 36% |
| CMYK | 17.26, 2.75, 0, 7.45 |
| HSL | hsl(189.55,53.66%,83.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.55,18.64%,92.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.5912,-10.5389,-7.4265) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.8979,73.3012,90.0849) |