Angel Falls Color

#a3bdd3

Angel Falls is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #5c422c
Complementary Color #d3b9a3
Color Shade: cool cyan (207.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 73.33% (better contrasting with white)
Angel Falls Color Sample
Angel Falls Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a3bdd3

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Angel Falls Color. The Blue Pearl color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pacific Breeze (#c1dbe7) for more energetic effect. Try Yeti Footprint as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d3b9a3 is the best complementary color to Angel Falls. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a3bdd3 complementary color is Akaroa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigeon Post are #a3d3d0 and #a3a5d3. Thus found on the left and right of #a3bdd3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Wistful colors as they work well with Angel Falls.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Angel Falls palette consists of #d3d0a3 and #d3a3a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3b9a3). Try Akaroa and Eunry colors in combination with #a3bdd3, 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 #a3bdd3 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Angel Falls. Thus Sprout and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Angel Falls contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3bdd3 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Angel Falls tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d3b9a3) and two others. The Careys Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3a3bc and #a3d3b8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a3bdd3 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Angel Falls has a hue angle of 207.5°, a saturation of 35.29% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3bdd3 is made of 18.83% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #a3bdd3
RGB Decimal rgb(163,189,211)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 18.83, 8.63, 0, 17.25
HSL hsl(207.5,35.29%,73.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(207.5,22.75%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.3796,-4.0076,-13.9783)
XYZ xyz(45.0597,48.8849,68.6888)
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