Cotton Wool 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 | #7c542d |
| Complementary Color | #d1aa83 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cotton Wool Blue Color. The Purple Hyacinth color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Bows (#a4c3d7) for more calm effect. Try Windsor Way as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d1aa83 is the best complementary color to Cotton Wool 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 #83abd2 complementary color is Tan, 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 Polo Blue are #83d1d1 and #8383d1. Thus found on the left and right of #83abd2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monte Carlo and Moody Blue colors as they work well with Cotton Wool Blue.
The split-complementary Cotton Wool Blue palette consists of #d1d183 and #d18383 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1aa83). Try Winter Hazel and My Pink colors in combination with #83abd2, 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 #83abd2 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 Cotton Wool Blue. Thus Feijoa and Can Can giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cotton Wool Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tan, Orchid, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #83abd2 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. Cotton Wool Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d1aa83) and two others. The Can Can is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d183aa and #83d1aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #83abd2 is made of 26% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Cotton Wool Blue has a hue angle of 209.62°, a saturation of 46.75% and a lightness of 66.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #83abd2 is made of 30.98% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #83abd2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,171,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 33%, 41% |
| CMYK | 30.98, 15.29, 0, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(209.62,46.75%,66.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.62,37.62%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.4636,-3.7978,-24.1035) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5558,38.6043,66.5501) |