Brush Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #2b1e12 |
| Complementary Color | #ece0d4 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 88.04% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Brush Blue Color. The Retina Soft Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Newman's Eye (#b2c7e1) for more energetic effect. Try Radar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ece0d4 is the best complementary color to Brush Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d4e1ed complementary color is Bizarre, 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 Botticelli are #d4ecec and #d4d4ec. Thus found on the left and right of #d4e1ed on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swans Down and Snuff colors as they work well with Brush Blue.
The split-complementary Brush Blue palette consists of #ececd4 and #ecd4d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ece0d4). Try White Rock and Oyster Pink colors in combination with #d4e1ed, 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 #d4e1ed 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 Brush Blue. Thus Kidnapper and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brush Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bizarre, Prim, and Zanah split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4e1ed square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Brush Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ece0d4) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swans Down – 120° from the complementary Bizarre. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ecd4e1 and #d4ece0.
In a RGB color space, hex #d4e1ed is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Brush Blue has a hue angle of 208.8°, a saturation of 40.98% and a lightness of 88.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4e1ed is made of 9.8% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #d4e1ed |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(212,225,237) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 4.7, 0, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(208.8,40.98%,88.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.8,10.55%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.9045,-2.0156,-7.341) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.3627,73.9619,90.741) |