Faraway Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #1a1111 |
| Complementary Color | #eee5e5 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 91.57% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Faraway Blue Color. The Skylight color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sunken Pool (#c8ddda) for more energetic effect. Try Open Air as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#eee5e5 is the best complementary color to Faraway Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5eeee complementary color is Ebb, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mystic are #e5eee9 and #e5e9ee. Thus found on the left and right of #e5eeee on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gin and Athens Gray colors as they work well with Faraway Blue.
The split-complementary Faraway Blue palette consists of #eee9e5 and #eee5e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eee5e5). Try Pampas and Soft Peach colors in combination with #e5eeee, 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 #e5eeee offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Faraway Blue. Thus Green White and Prim giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Faraway Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebb, Whisper, and Green White split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5eeee square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, 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. Faraway Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#eee5e5) and two others. The Prim is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Nurse – 120° from the complementary Ebb. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eee5ee and #e5eee5.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5eeee is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Faraway Blue has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 20.93% and a lightness of 91.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5eeee is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #e5eeee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,238,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 0, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(180,20.93%,91.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,3.78%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.4419,-2.9743,-1.0471) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.3203,83.9801,92.9708) |