Timid Blue 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 | #261f11 |
| Complementary Color | #eee7d8 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 89.22% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Timid Blue Color. The Radar color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Beautiful Dream (#b6c7e3) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Hydrangea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#eee7d8 is the best complementary color to Timid Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9e0ee complementary color is White Rock, 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 Botticelli are #d8eaee and #dcd8ee. Thus found on the left and right of #d9e0ee on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swans Down and Snuff colors as they work well with Timid Blue.
The split-complementary Timid Blue palette consists of #eaeed8 and #eedcd8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eee7d8). Try Aths Special and Bizarre colors in combination with #d9e0ee, 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 #d9e0ee 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 Timid Blue. Thus Zanah and Oyster Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Timid Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White Rock, Prim, and Zanah split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9e0ee 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. Timid Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#eee7d8) and two others. The Oyster Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swans Down – 120° from the complementary White Rock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eed8df and #d8eee6.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9e0ee is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Timid Blue has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 38.18% and a lightness of 89.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9e0ee is made of 8.23% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #d9e0ee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,224,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 8.23, 5.49, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(220,38.18%,89.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,8.82%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.0339,0.3086,-7.6352) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.7035,74.2361,91.4914) |