Blue Emulsion 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 | #2e1210 |
| Complementary Color | #efd3d1 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 87.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Emulsion Color. The Timeless Seafoam 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 saturated alternative called Cool Crayon (#b0e6e3) for more energetic effect. Try Spearmint Water as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#efd3d1 is the best complementary color to Blue Emulsion. 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 #d1edef complementary color is Vanilla Ice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #d1efe2 and #d1deef. Thus found on the left and right of #d1edef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Iceberg and Link Water colors as they work well with Blue Emulsion.
The split-complementary Blue Emulsion palette consists of #efe2d1 and #efd1dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#efd3d1). Try Parchment and Vanilla Ice colors in combination with #d1edef, 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 #d1edef 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 Blue Emulsion. Thus Chrome White and Vanilla Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Emulsion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vanilla Ice, French Lilac, and Chrome White split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1edef square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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 Emulsion tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#efd3d1) and two others. The Vanilla Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Peppermint – 120° from the complementary Vanilla Ice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #efd1ed and #d1efd3.
In a RGB color space, hex #d1edef is made of 31% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Emulsion has a hue angle of 184°, a saturation of 48.39% and a lightness of 87.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1edef is made of 11.77% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #d1edef |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(209,237,239) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 11.77, 0.79, 0, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(184,48.39%,87.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184,12.55%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.8442,-8.7178,-4.0718) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.1587,80.3557,93.3684) |