Wistful 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 | #5b592c |
| Complementary Color | #d3d1a4 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (237.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Wistful Color. The Safflowerish Sky color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hazy Sky (#b7bdd6) for more calm effect. Try Blue Haze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d3d1a4 is the best complementary color to Wistful. 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 #a4a6d3 complementary color is Akaroa, 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 Wistful are #a4bdd3 and #b9a4d3. Thus found on the left and right of #a4a6d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pigeon Post and East Side colors as they work well with Wistful.
The split-complementary Wistful palette consists of #bdd3a4 and #d3b9a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3d1a4). Try Sprout and Vanilla colors in combination with #a4a6d3, 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 #a4a6d3 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 Wistful. Thus Moss Green and Eunry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wistful contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Careys Pink, and Gum Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4a6d3 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. Wistful tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#d3d1a4) and two others. The Eunry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sinbad – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3a4a5 and #a4d3d1.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4a6d3 is made of 30% red, 31% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Wistful has a hue angle of 237.45°, a saturation of 34.81% and a lightness of 73.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4a6d3 is made of 18.44% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a4a6d3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,166,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 31%, 39% |
| CMYK | 18.44, 17.65, 0, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(237.45,34.81%,73.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(237.45,22.27%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.3755,8.8819,-23.0634) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7039,39.8681,67.178) |