Frozen Blue Color

#a5c5d9

Frozen Blue 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 #5a3a26
Complementary Color #d9b9a5
Color Shade: cool cyan (203.08° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 74.9% (better contrasting with white)
Frozen Blue Color Sample
Frozen Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a5c5d9

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Frozen Blue Color. The Placid Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bachelor Blue (#8faaca) for more calm effect. Try Dresden Doll as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d9b9a5 is the best complementary color to Frozen Blue. 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 #a5c5d9 complementary color is Cameo, 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 #a5d9d3 and #a5abd9. Thus found on the left and right of #a5c5d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Wistful colors as they work well with Frozen Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Frozen Blue palette consists of #d9d3a5 and #d9a5aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9b9a5). Try Sapling and Careys Pink colors in combination with #a5c5d9, 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 #a5c5d9 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 Frozen Blue. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Frozen Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5c5d9 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. Frozen Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d9b9a5) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9a5c4 and #a5d9b9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a5c5d9 is made of 28% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Frozen Blue has a hue angle of 203.08°, a saturation of 40.63% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5c5d9 is made of 20.39% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #a5c5d9
RGB Decimal rgb(165,197,217)
RGB Percentage 28%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 20.39, 7.85, 0, 14.9
HSL hsl(203.08,40.63%,74.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(203.08,23.96%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.8405,-6.2915,-13.5182)
XYZ xyz(48.0077,52.9416,73.3341)
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