Perfect Periwinkle Color

#6487b0

Perfect Periwinkle is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #9b784f
Complementary Color #b08c63
Color Shade: blue cyan (212.37° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 54.12% (better contrasting with white)
Perfect Periwinkle Color Sample
Perfect Periwinkle Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6487b0

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Perfect Periwinkle Color. The Hawaiian Sky color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Charter Blue (#546e91) for more calm effect. Try Afloat as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b08c63 is the best complementary color to Perfect Periwinkle. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6487b0 complementary color is Teak, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Hippie Blue are #63acb0 and #6663b0. Thus found on the left and right of #6487b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Scampi colors as they work well with Perfect Periwinkle.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Perfect Periwinkle palette consists of #adb063 and #b06663 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b08c63). Try Olive Green and Matrix colors in combination with #6487b0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #6487b0 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 Perfect Periwinkle. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Perfect Periwinkle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teak, Tapestry, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #6487b0 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Perfect Periwinkle tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b08c63) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Teak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b06387 and #63b08d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6487b0 is made of 24% red, 33% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Perfect Periwinkle has a hue angle of 212.37°, a saturation of 32.48% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6487b0 is made of 29.8% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black ink.

HEX #6487b0
RGB Decimal rgb(100,135,176)
RGB Percentage 24%, 33%, 43%
CMYK 29.8, 16.08, 0, 30.98
HSL hsl(212.37,32.48%,54.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(212.37,43.18%,69.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.2489,-1.2516,-25.4675)
XYZ xyz(21.756,23.1719,44.4002)
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