Wild Phlox is pale, 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 | #615a3c |
| Complementary Color | #c3bb9e |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Wild Phlox Color. The Lavender Honor color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Whomp Grey (#bec1cf) for more calm effect. Try Mistral as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c3bb9e is the best complementary color to Wild Phlox. 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 #9ea5c3 complementary color is Coral Reef, 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 Logan are #9eb7c3 and #a99ec3. Thus found on the left and right of #9ea5c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nepal and Logan colors as they work well with Wild Phlox.
The split-complementary Wild Phlox palette consists of #b7c39e and #c3a99e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3bb9e). Try Rainee and Rodeo Dust colors in combination with #9ea5c3, 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 #9ea5c3 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 Wild Phlox. Thus Norway and Quicksand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wild Phlox contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Reef, Lily, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #9ea5c3 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. Wild Phlox tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c3bb9e) and two others. The Quicksand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Coral Reef. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c39ea5 and #9ec3bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #9ea5c3 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Wild Phlox has a hue angle of 228.65°, a saturation of 23.57% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9ea5c3 is made of 14.51% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #9ea5c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,165,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 11.76, 0, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(228.65,23.57%,69.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228.65,18.97%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.1086,3.8761,-16.1891) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.406,38.1195,57.016) |