Elusive 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 | #221b17 |
| Complementary Color | #e7e1dd |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 88.82% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Elusive Blue Color. The Magical color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ballad Blue (#c0ceda) for more energetic effect. Try Snowbell as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e7e1dd is the best complementary color to Elusive 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 #dde4e8 complementary color is Ebb, 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 Geyser are #dde7e6 and #dddee7. Thus found on the left and right of #dde4e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with Elusive Blue.
The split-complementary Elusive Blue palette consists of #e7e6dd and #e7ddde colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7e1dd). Try Cararra and Ebb colors in combination with #dde4e8, 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 #dde4e8 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 Elusive Blue. Thus Green White and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elusive Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebb, Mischka, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #dde4e8 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. Elusive Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e7e1dd) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paris White – 120° from the complementary Ebb. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7dde3 and #dde7e1.
In a RGB color space, hex #dde4e8 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Elusive Blue has a hue angle of 201.82°, a saturation of 19.3% and a lightness of 88.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dde4e8 is made of 4.31% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #dde4e8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,228,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 1.57, 0, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(201.82,19.3%,88.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.82,4.74%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.1765,-1.5947,-2.7694) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.1277,76.6852,87.3441) |