Cerulean Frost Color

#6d9bc3

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)
Cerulean Frost Color Sample
Cerulean Frost Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6d9bc3

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.

Complementary Palette

#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.

Analogous Palette

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.

Split-complementary Palette

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.

Triadic Palette

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.

Square Palette

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.

Tetradic Palette

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.

Conversion Table

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)
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