Ephemeral Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #342b20 |
| Complementary Color | #ded5cb |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213° 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 Ephemeral Blue Color. The Blue Thistle 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 Skyway (#adbed3) for more energetic effect. Try Heritage as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ded5cb is the best complementary color to Ephemeral 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 #cbd4df complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #cbdede and #cbcbde. Thus found on the left and right of #cbd4df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Ephemeral Blue.
The split-complementary Ephemeral Blue palette consists of #dedecb and #decbcb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ded5cb). Try Moon Mist and Wafer colors in combination with #cbd4df, 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 #cbd4df 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 Ephemeral Blue. Thus Periglacial Blue and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ephemeral Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Lola, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbd4df square combo is a palette of blue cyan, cool magenta, orange 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. Ephemeral Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ded5cb) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paris White – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #decbd4 and #cbded5.
In a RGB color space, hex #cbd4df is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ephemeral Blue has a hue angle of 213°, a saturation of 23.81% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbd4df is made of 7.84% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #cbd4df |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,212,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 4.31, 0, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(213,23.81%,83.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213,8.97%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.541,-0.9237,-6.4742) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.4914,65.1112,79.1388) |