Water Hyacinth 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 | #5f5c2d |
| Complementary Color | #d2cfa0 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (236.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Hyacinth Color. The Brocade color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lavender Grey (#bdbbd7) for more calm effect. Try Stardust Evening as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d2cfa0 is the best complementary color to Water Hyacinth. 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 #a0a3d2 complementary color is Akaroa, 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 Wistful are #a0bbd2 and #b6a0d2. Thus found on the left and right of #a0a3d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rock Blue and East Side colors as they work well with Water Hyacinth.
The split-complementary Water Hyacinth palette consists of #bbd2a0 and #d2b6a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2cfa0). Try Sprout and Vanilla colors in combination with #a0a3d2, 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 #a0a3d2 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 Water Hyacinth. Thus Moss Green and Eunry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Hyacinth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Careys Pink, and Vista Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0a3d2 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. Water Hyacinth tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#d2cfa0) and two others. The Eunry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sinbad – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2a0a2 and #a0d2cf.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0a3d2 is made of 30% red, 31% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Water Hyacinth has a hue angle of 236.4°, a saturation of 35.71% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0a3d2 is made of 19.6% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #a0a3d2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,163,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 31%, 39% |
| CMYK | 19.6, 18.43, 0, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(236.4,35.71%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(236.4,23.81%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.2566,9.0908,-24.2491) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2273,38.3211,66.302) |