Mellifluous Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #361e1f |
| Complementary Color | #e0c9c9 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (177.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mellifluous Blue Color. The Faraway Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sheikh Zayed White (#e6efef) for more calm effect. Try Scandal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e0c9c9 is the best complementary color to Mellifluous Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9e1e0 complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Edgewater are #c9e0d3 and #c9d5e0. Thus found on the left and right of #c9e1e0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Geyser colors as they work well with Mellifluous Blue.
The split-complementary Mellifluous Blue palette consists of #e0d3c9 and #e0c9d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0c9c9). Try Wafer and Twilight colors in combination with #c9e1e0, 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 #c9e1e0 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mellifluous Blue. Thus Tana and Snuff giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mellifluous Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Blue Haze, and Tana split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9e1e0 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mellifluous Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e0c9c9) and two others. The Snuff is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfc9e0 and #cae0c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9e1e0 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Mellifluous Blue has a hue angle of 177.5°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9e1e0 is made of 9.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #c9e1e0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,225,224) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 9.42, 0, 0.4, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(177.5,28.57%,83.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(177.5,10.67%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.7997,-8.1037,-2.2194) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.4672,71.6498,80.953) |