Valor 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 | #5c4324 |
| Complementary Color | #dbc1a3 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Valor Color. The Defenestration 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 saturated alternative called Breezy Touch (#c1d9e9) for more energetic effect. Try Caribbean Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dbc1a3 is the best complementary color to Valor. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a3bcdb complementary color is Cameo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigeon Post are #a3d8db and #a5a3db. Thus found on the left and right of #a3bcdb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Valor.
The split-complementary Valor palette consists of #d8dba3 and #dba5a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbc1a3). Try Sapling and Can Can colors in combination with #a3bcdb, 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 #a3bcdb 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 Valor. Thus Moss Green and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Valor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Orchid, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3bcdb square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Valor tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#dbc1a3) and two others. The Careys Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dba3bc and #a3dbc1.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3bcdb is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Valor has a hue angle of 213.21°, a saturation of 43.75% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3bcdb is made of 21.96% cyan, 12.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a3bcdb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,188,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 12.15, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(213.21,43.75%,74.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.21,25.57%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.3688,-1.6273,-18.3344) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8737,48.8674,74.0324) |