Arc Light 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 | #320 |
| Complementary Color | #feeecc |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 90% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Arc Light Color. The Zircon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pale Phthalo Blue (#ccd5ff) for more calm effect. Try Ice Cold Stare as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#feeecc is the best complementary color to Arc Light. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cdf complementary color is Oasis, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #ccf6fe and #d4ccfe. Thus found on the left and right of #cdf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Onahau and Fog colors as they work well with Arc Light.
The split-complementary Arc Light palette consists of #f6fecc and #fed4cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#feeecc). Try Chiffon and Watusi colors in combination with #cdf, 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 #cdf 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 Arc Light. Thus Snow Flurry and Pastel Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arc Light contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oasis, Pink Lace, and Snowy Mint split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdf square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Arc Light tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#feeecc) and two others. The Pastel Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aero Blue – 120° from the complementary Oasis. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #feccdc and #ccfeed.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccddff is made of 30% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Arc Light has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 90%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccddff is made of 20% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ccddff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,221,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 20, 13.33, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(220,100%,90%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,20%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.8579,1.293,-18.4243) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.8083,71.7703,104.8342) |