Hydrangea Blossom 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 | #595141 |
| Complementary Color | #beb6a5 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hydrangea Blossom Color. The Silverfish color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Periwinkle Blossom (#8b9ab9) for more energetic effect. Try Herring Silver as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#beb6a5 is the best complementary color to Hydrangea Blossom. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a6aebe complementary color is Malta, 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 Cadet Blue are #a5babe and #a9a5be. Thus found on the left and right of #a6aebe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Hydrangea Blossom.
The split-complementary Hydrangea Blossom palette consists of #babea5 and #beaaa5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#beb6a5). Try Eagle and Silk colors in combination with #a6aebe, 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 #a6aebe 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 Hydrangea Blossom. Thus Norway and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hydrangea Blossom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malta, Lily, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6aebe 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. Hydrangea Blossom tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#beb6a5) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Opal – 120° from the complementary Malta. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bea5ad and #a5beb5.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6aebe is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Hydrangea Blossom has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 15.58% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6aebe is made of 9.41% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #a6aebe |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,174,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 6.27, 0, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(220,15.58%,69.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,12.63%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.9376,0.4504,-9.122) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1562,42.0968,54.7242) |