Blue Phlox 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 | #2d1917 |
| Complementary Color | #e8d3d2 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Phlox Color. The Fine Blue 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 Light Jellyfish Blue (#acd6db) for more energetic effect. Try Light Bathing as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e8d3d2 is the best complementary color to Blue Phlox. 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 #d2e6e8 complementary color is Dust Storm, 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 Botticelli are #d2e8df and #d2dbe8. Thus found on the left and right of #d2e6e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Botticelli colors as they work well with Blue Phlox.
The split-complementary Blue Phlox palette consists of #e8dfd2 and #e8d2db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8d3d2). Try Pearl Bush and Twilight colors in combination with #d2e6e8, 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 #d2e6e8 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 Phlox. Thus White Rock and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Phlox contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dust Storm, Snuff, and Kidnapper split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2e6e8 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 Phlox tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e8d3d2) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Dust Storm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8d2e6 and #d2e8d3.
In a RGB color space, hex #d2e6e8 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Phlox has a hue angle of 185.45°, a saturation of 32.35% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2e6e8 is made of 8.63% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #d2e6e8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,230,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 0.78, 0, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(185.45,32.35%,86.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.45,9.48%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.9157,-6.2057,-3.2423) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.4406,76.1215,87.3769) |