Cry Baby Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #3c2b18 |
| Complementary Color | #e7d5c2 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cry Baby Blue Color. The Blair color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Conclave (#abb9d7) for more calm effect. Try Blue Lips as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e7d5c2 is the best complementary color to Cry Baby Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3d4e7 complementary color is Stark White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Periwinkle Gray are #c2e5e7 and #c3c2e7. Thus found on the left and right of #c3d4e7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Cry Baby Blue.
The split-complementary Cry Baby Blue palette consists of #e6e7c2 and #e7c3c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7d5c2). Try Beryl Green and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #c3d4e7, 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 #c3d4e7 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cry Baby Blue. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cry Baby Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stark White, Melanie, and Fringy Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3d4e7 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cry Baby Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e7d5c2) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Skeptic – 120° from the complementary Stark White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7c2d4 and #c2e7d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3d4e7 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Cry Baby Blue has a hue angle of 211.67°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3d4e7 is made of 14.12% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #c3d4e7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,212,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 14.12, 7.45, 0, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(211.67,42.86%,83.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.67,15.58%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.204,-1.8716,-11.2851) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.473,64.4586,84.8558) |