Igloo Blue Color

#c9e5eb

Igloo 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 #361a14
Complementary Color #ebcec8
Color Shade: mid cyan (190.59° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 85.49% (better contrasting with black)
Igloo Blue Color Sample
Igloo Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c9e5eb

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Igloo Blue Color. The Sea Rover color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Carefree Sky (#a6cdde) for more calm effect. Try Corydalis Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ebcec8 is the best complementary color to Igloo 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 #c9e5eb complementary color is Oyster Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jagged Ice are #c8ebe0 and #c8d3eb. Thus found on the left and right of #c9e5eb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Igloo Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Igloo Blue palette consists of #ebe0c8 and #ebc8d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ebcec8). Try Stark White and Melanie colors in combination with #c9e5eb, 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 #c9e5eb 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 Igloo Blue. Thus Aths Special and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Igloo Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oyster Pink, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9e5eb square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Igloo Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ebcec8) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Oyster Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ebc8e5 and #c8ebce.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c9e5eb is made of 30% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Igloo Blue has a hue angle of 190.59°, a saturation of 45.95% and a lightness of 85.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9e5eb is made of 13.34% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black ink.

HEX #c9e5eb
RGB Decimal rgb(201,229,235)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 13.34, 2.36, 0, 7.84
HSL hsl(190.59,45.95%,85.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(190.59,14.47%,92.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.1368,-7.9612,-6.0309)
XYZ xyz(67.1021,74.4543,89.4317)
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