Cerulean Frost 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 | #92643c |
| Complementary Color | #c3956d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cerulean Frost Color. The Blue Fin color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Azul Pavo Real (#537faf) for more calm effect. Try Madonna Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c3956d is the best complementary color to Cerulean Frost. 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 #6d9bc3 complementary color is Twine, 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 Glacier are #6dc3c0 and #6d6fc3. Thus found on the left and right of #6d9bc3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fountain Blue and Blue Marguerite colors as they work well with Cerulean Frost.
The split-complementary Cerulean Frost palette consists of #c3c06d and #c36d6f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3956d). Try Wild Willow and Contessa colors in combination with #6d9bc3, 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 #6d9bc3 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 Cerulean Frost. Thus Olivine and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cerulean Frost contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Twine, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d9bc3 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. Cerulean Frost tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c3956d) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Twine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c36d9a and #6dc395.
In a RGB color space, hex #6d9bc3 is made of 24% red, 34% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Cerulean Frost has a hue angle of 207.91°, a saturation of 41.75% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d9bc3 is made of 33.72% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #6d9bc3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(109,155,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 34%, 42% |
| CMYK | 33.72, 15.69, 0, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(207.91,41.75%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.91,44.1%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.1975,-4.8479,-25.4874) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8783,30.634,56.0734) |