Myrtle Flower Color

#9eb3de

Myrtle Flower 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 #614c21
Complementary Color #dec99e
Color Shade: blue cyan (220.31° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 74.51% (better contrasting with white)
Myrtle Flower Color Sample
Myrtle Flower Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9eb3de

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Myrtle Flower Color. The Powdered Granite 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 soft alternative called Periwinkle Grey (#c3cde6) for more calm effect. Try Modern Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dec99e is the best complementary color to Myrtle Flower. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9eb3de complementary color is Brandy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cold Purple are #9ed3de and #a99ede. Thus found on the left and right of #9eb3de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Morning Glory and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Myrtle Flower.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Myrtle Flower palette consists of #d3de9e and #dea99e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dec99e). Try Deco and Petite Orchid colors in combination with #9eb3de, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9eb3de 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 Myrtle Flower. Thus Celadon and Can Can giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Myrtle Flower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brandy, Light Orchid, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #9eb3de square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Myrtle Flower tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#dec99e) and two others. The Can Can is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chinook – 120° from the complementary Brandy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #de9eb2 and #9edec9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9eb3de is made of 28% red, 32% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Myrtle Flower has a hue angle of 220.31°, a saturation of 49.23% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9eb3de is made of 25.1% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #9eb3de
RGB Decimal rgb(158,179,222)
RGB Percentage 28%, 32%, 40%
CMYK 25.1, 16.86, 0, 12.94
HSL hsl(220.31,49.23%,74.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(220.31,28.83%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.7489,2.5011,-23.9775)
XYZ xyz(43.4055,44.7832,75.4636)
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