Satin Soft Blue 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 | #635238 |
| Complementary Color | #c7b69b |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216.28° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Satin Soft Blue Color. The Blue Hyacinth color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Soothsayer (#8092bc) for more energetic effect. Try King Neptune as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c7b69b is the best complementary color to Satin Soft Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9cadc7 complementary color is Rodeo Dust, 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 Rock Blue are #9bc2c7 and #a09bc7. Thus found on the left and right of #9cadc7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Satin Soft Blue.
The split-complementary Satin Soft Blue palette consists of #c2c79b and #c7a09b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7b69b). Try Thistle Green and Oriental Pink colors in combination with #9cadc7, 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 #9cadc7 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 Satin Soft Blue. Thus Norway and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Satin Soft Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rodeo Dust, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #9cadc7 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. Satin Soft Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c7b69b) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Rodeo Dust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c79bac and #9bc7b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #9cadc7 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Satin Soft Blue has a hue angle of 216.28°, a saturation of 27.74% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9cadc7 is made of 16.86% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #9cadc7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,173,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 16.86, 10.2, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(216.28,27.74%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216.28,21.61%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.2309,-0.2581,-15.2108) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9627,41.0786,59.9082) |