Delphinium Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #9e6751 |
| Complementary Color | #ae7661 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Delphinium Blue Color. The Riverside Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Greyish Blue (#5e819d) for more calm effect. Try Wedgewood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ae7661 is the best complementary color to Delphinium 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 #6198ae complementary color is Santa Fe, 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 Hippie Blue are #61ae9d and #6171ae. Thus found on the left and right of #6198ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Scampi colors as they work well with Delphinium Blue.
The split-complementary Delphinium Blue palette consists of #ae9d61 and #ae6171 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ae7661). Try Teak and Tapestry colors in combination with #6198ae, 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 #6198ae 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 Delphinium Blue. Thus Green Smoke and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Delphinium Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santa Fe, Wisteria, and Chelsea Cucumber split by 90° on the color wheel. #6198ae 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. Delphinium Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ae7661) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Santa Fe. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ae6198 and #61ae76.
In a RGB color space, hex #6198ae is made of 23% red, 36% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Delphinium Blue has a hue angle of 197.14°, a saturation of 32.22% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6198ae is made of 30.2% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #6198ae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(97,152,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 36%, 41% |
| CMYK | 30.2, 8.63, 0, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(197.14,32.22%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.14,44.25%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.9374,-12.1759,-17.1663) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.798,28.0539,44.205) |