Childish Wonder Color

#a5a8d6

Childish Wonder 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 #5a5729
Complementary Color #d6d3a5
Color Shade: cool blue (236.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 74.31% (better contrasting with white)
Childish Wonder Color Sample
Childish Wonder Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a5a8d6

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Childish Wonder Color. The Bailey Bells color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Carriage Ride (#8a8dc4) for more calm effect. Try Genevieve as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d6d3a5 is the best complementary color to Childish Wonder. 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 #a5a8d6 complementary color is Akaroa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #a5c0d6 and #baa5d6. Thus found on the left and right of #a5a8d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pigeon Post and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Childish Wonder.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Childish Wonder palette consists of #c0d6a5 and #d6baa5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6d3a5). Try Sprout and Akaroa colors in combination with #a5a8d6, 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 #a5a8d6 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 Childish Wonder. Thus Moss Green and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Childish Wonder contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Blossom, and Fringy Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5a8d6 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Childish Wonder tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#d6d3a5) and two others. The Careys Pink 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 #d6a5a7 and #a5d6d3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a5a8d6 is made of 30% red, 31% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Childish Wonder has a hue angle of 236.33°, a saturation of 37.4% and a lightness of 74.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5a8d6 is made of 19.21% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #a5a8d6
RGB Decimal rgb(165,168,214)
RGB Percentage 30%, 31%, 39%
CMYK 19.21, 18.04, 0, 16.08
HSL hsl(236.33,37.4%,74.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(236.33,22.9%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.0775,8.7757,-23.6351)
XYZ xyz(41.6573,40.8596,69.3095)
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