Gorgeous Hydrangea is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #5b6a34 |
| Complementary Color | #bccb95 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (256.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Gorgeous Hydrangea Color. The Violeta Silvestre color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Delicate Lilac (#b6aed6) for more calm effect. Try Unimaginable as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bccb95 is the best complementary color to Gorgeous Hydrangea. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a495cb complementary color is Pine Glade, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of East Side are #95a1cb and #be95cb. Thus found on the left and right of #a495cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bell and East Side colors as they work well with Gorgeous Hydrangea.
The split-complementary Gorgeous Hydrangea palette consists of #a1cb95 and #cbbe95 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bccb95). Try Sprout and Yuma colors in combination with #a495cb, 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 #a495cb offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gorgeous Hydrangea. Thus De York and Eunry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gorgeous Hydrangea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Glade, Viola, and Shadow Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a495cb square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gorgeous Hydrangea tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#bccb95) and two others. The Eunry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rock Blue – 120° from the complementary Pine Glade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cba395 and #95bccb.
In a RGB color space, hex #a495cb is made of 32% red, 29% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Gorgeous Hydrangea has a hue angle of 256.67°, a saturation of 34.18% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a495cb is made of 15.3% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #a495cb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,149,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 29%, 39% |
| CMYK | 15.3, 21.18, 0, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(256.67,34.18%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(256.67,26.6%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.7231,16.6005,-25.7534) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8368,33.6992,61.063) |