Minuet 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 | #5a4930 |
| Complementary Color | #cfbda5 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Minuet Color. The Alaskan Ice color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Stargate (#c7d2dd) for more calm effect. Try Memory Lane as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cfbda5 is the best complementary color to Minuet. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a5b6cf complementary color is Vanilla, 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 Rock Blue are #a5cbcf and #a9a5cf. Thus found on the left and right of #a5b6cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Logan colors as they work well with Minuet.
The split-complementary Minuet palette consists of #cbcfa5 and #cfa8a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfbda5). Try Thistle Green and Eunry colors in combination with #a5b6cf, 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 #a5b6cf 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 Minuet. Thus Sprout and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Minuet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vanilla, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5b6cf 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. Minuet tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#cfbda5) and two others. The Careys Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Vanilla. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cfa5b6 and #a5cfbe.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5b6cf is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Minuet has a hue angle of 215.71°, a saturation of 30.43% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5b6cf is made of 16.47% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #a5b6cf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,182,207) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 9.81, 0, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(215.71,30.43%,72.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.71,20.29%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.5197,-0.5199,-14.5827) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5075,45.9602,65.6096) |