Sorbet Ice Mauve Color

#a1a6d6

Sorbet Ice Mauve 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 #5e5929
Complementary Color #d6d1a1
Color Shade: cool blue (234.34° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 73.53% (better contrasting with white)
Sorbet Ice Mauve Color Sample
Sorbet Ice Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a1a6d6

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Sorbet Ice Mauve Color. The Mood Mode color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pansy Garden (#7f8fca) for more energetic effect. Try Genevieve as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d6d1a1 is the best complementary color to Sorbet Ice Mauve. 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 #a1a6d6 complementary color is Winter Hazel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #a1c0d6 and #b6a1d6. Thus found on the left and right of #a1a6d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pigeon Post and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Sorbet Ice Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sorbet Ice Mauve palette consists of #c0d6a1 and #d6b6a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6d1a1). Try Sprout and Cameo colors in combination with #a1a6d6, 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 #a1a6d6 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 Sorbet Ice Mauve. Thus Moss Green and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sorbet Ice Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Winter Hazel, Careys Pink, and Vista Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1a6d6 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Sorbet Ice Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#d6d1a1) and two others. The Careys Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sinbad – 120° from the complementary Winter Hazel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6a1a6 and #a1d6d1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a1a6d6 is made of 30% red, 31% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Sorbet Ice Mauve has a hue angle of 234.34°, a saturation of 39.26% and a lightness of 73.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1a6d6 is made of 20.78% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #a1a6d6
RGB Decimal rgb(161,166,214)
RGB Percentage 30%, 31%, 40%
CMYK 20.78, 18.82, 0, 16.08
HSL hsl(234.34,39.26%,73.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(234.34,24.77%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.2586,8.6678,-24.9141)
XYZ xyz(40.4718,39.7045,69.149)
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