Hydrangea 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 | #7b6433 |
| Complementary Color | #ccb583 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hydrangea Color. The Blue Satin color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sail into the Horizon (#a3bbdc) for more energetic effect. Try Clear Lake Trail as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ccb583 is the best complementary color to Hydrangea. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #849bcc complementary color is Tan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Polo Blue are #83bfcc and #9183cc. Thus found on the left and right of #849bcc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Half Baked and East Side colors as they work well with Hydrangea.
The split-complementary Hydrangea palette consists of #bfcc83 and #cc9183 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccb583). Try Pine Glade and My Pink colors in combination with #849bcc, 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 #849bcc 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 Hydrangea. Thus Olivine and Puce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hydrangea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tan, Viola, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #849bcc square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hydrangea tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ccb583) and two others. The Puce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monte Carlo – 120° from the complementary Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc839a and #83ccb5.
In a RGB color space, hex #849bcc is made of 27% red, 32% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Hydrangea has a hue angle of 220.83°, a saturation of 41.38% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #849bcc is made of 28.24% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #849bcc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,155,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 32%, 42% |
| CMYK | 28.24, 19.22, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(220.83,41.38%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220.83,35.29%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.9237,3.8295,-27.7446) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1361,32.7079,61.7462) |