Widowmaker is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #650 |
| Complementary Color | #fe9 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Widowmaker Color. The Orchid color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Periwinkle Blue (#8f99fb) for more calm effect. Try Pastel Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#fe9 is the best complementary color to Widowmaker. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9af complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #99dcff and #b9f. Thus found on the left and right of #9af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Anakiwa and White colors as they work well with Widowmaker.
The split-complementary Widowmaker palette consists of #dcff99 and #fb9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fe9). Try Jonquil and White colors in combination with #9af, 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 #9af offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Widowmaker. Thus Mint Green and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Widowmaker contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Carnation Pink, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #9af square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Widowmaker tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#fe9) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f9a and #9fe.
In a RGB color space, hex #99aaff is made of 26% red, 29% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Widowmaker has a hue angle of 230°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99aaff is made of 40% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #99aaff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,170,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 29%, 44% |
| CMYK | 40, 33.33, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(230,100%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230,40%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.3793,14.6772,-44.0474) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5616,42.7418,100.4564) |