Blossom 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 | #5c5833 |
| Complementary Color | #cbc7a3 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (234.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blossom Mauve Color. The Blue Hydrangea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Safflowerish Sky (#8491c3) for more energetic effect. Try Soft Blue Lavender as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cbc7a3 is the best complementary color to Blossom 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 #a3a7cc complementary color is Chino, 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 #a3bbcb and #b3a3cb. Thus found on the left and right of #a3a7cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casper and Logan colors as they work well with Blossom Mauve.
The split-complementary Blossom Mauve palette consists of #bbcba3 and #cbb3a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbc7a3). Try Coriander and Rodeo Dust colors in combination with #a3a7cc, 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 #a3a7cc 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 Blossom Mauve. Thus Spring Rain and Eunry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blossom Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chino, Lily, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3a7cc 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. Blossom Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#cbc7a3) and two others. The Eunry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Chino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cba3a7 and #a3cbc7.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3a7cc is made of 31% red, 31% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Blossom Mauve has a hue angle of 234.15°, a saturation of 28.67% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3a7cc is made of 16.08% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #a3a7cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,167,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 31%, 38% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 14.51, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(234.15,28.67%,71.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(234.15,20.1%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.3151,6.4004,-19.3031) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8221,39.7836,62.7069) |