Touch of 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 | #3d2816 |
| Complementary Color | #e9d3c1 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Touch of Blue Color. The Blair 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 Sail into the Horizon (#a3bbdc) for more calm effect. Try Viva La Bleu as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e9d3c1 is the best complementary color to Touch of 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 #c2d7e9 complementary color is Double Spanish White, 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 Periwinkle Gray are #c1e9e7 and #c1c3e9. Thus found on the left and right of #c2d7e9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Touch of Blue.
The split-complementary Touch of Blue palette consists of #e9e7c1 and #e9c1c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9d3c1). Try Aths Special and Rose Fog colors in combination with #c2d7e9, 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 #c2d7e9 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 Touch of Blue. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Touch of Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Double Spanish White, French Lilac, and Fringy Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2d7e9 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. Touch of Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e9d3c1) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Double Spanish White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e9c1d6 and #c1e9d3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2d7e9 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Touch of Blue has a hue angle of 207.69°, a saturation of 46.99% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2d7e9 is made of 15.29% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #c2d7e9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,215,233) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 15.29, 7.06, 0, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(207.69,46.99%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.69,16.74%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.9726,-3.3354,-11.207) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.2566,65.9534,86.5925) |