Fluid Blue Color

#c5d6eb

Fluid 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 #3a2914
Complementary Color #eadac5
Color Shade: blue cyan (213.16° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 84.71% (better contrasting with black)
Fluid Blue Color Sample
Fluid Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c5d6eb

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fluid Blue Color. The Aegean Mist 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 saturated alternative called Gallery Blue (#9bbce4) for more energetic effect. Try Teclis Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#eadac5 is the best complementary color to Fluid 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 #c5d6eb complementary color is Double Spanish White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #c5e8ea and #c7c5ea. Thus found on the left and right of #c5d6eb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Fluid Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fluid Blue palette consists of #e8eac5 and #eac7c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eadac5). Try Aths Special and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #c5d6eb, 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 #c5d6eb 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 Fluid Blue. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fluid Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Double Spanish White, Melanie, and Fringy Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5d6eb square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green 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. Fluid Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#eadac5) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jagged Ice – 120° from the complementary Double Spanish White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eac5d6 and #c5eada.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c5d6eb is made of 30% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Fluid Blue has a hue angle of 213.16°, a saturation of 48.72% and a lightness of 84.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5d6eb is made of 14.91% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black ink.

HEX #c5d6eb
RGB Decimal rgb(197,214,235)
RGB Percentage 30%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 14.91, 8.24, 0, 7.84
HSL hsl(213.16,48.72%,84.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(213.16,16.17%,92.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.9768,-1.4549,-12.2391)
XYZ xyz(62.0679,65.9616,88.0578)
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