Blue Reflection is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #33281e |
| Complementary Color | #e1d6cb |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.12% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Reflection Color. The Sweet Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Thistle (#adc0d6) for more energetic effect. Try Skyway as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e1d6cb is the best complementary color to Blue Reflection. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ccd7e1 complementary color is Pearl Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #cbe1e0 and #cbcce1. Thus found on the left and right of #ccd7e1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Blue Reflection.
The split-complementary Blue Reflection palette consists of #e1e0cb and #e1cbcc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1d6cb). Try Satin Linen and Wafer colors in combination with #ccd7e1, 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 #ccd7e1 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Reflection. Thus Periglacial Blue and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Reflection contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pearl Bush, Snuff, and Surf Crest split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccd7e1 square combo is a palette of cool 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. Blue Reflection tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e1d6cb) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Pearl Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1cbd7 and #cbe1d6.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccd7e1 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Reflection has a hue angle of 208.57°, a saturation of 25.93% and a lightness of 84.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccd7e1 is made of 8.24% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ccd7e1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,215,225) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 8.24, 3.93, 0, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(208.57,25.93%,84.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.57,9.33%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.4405,-1.7712,-6.1972) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.7929,66.8745,80.8327) |