Impressionist Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #583536 |
| Complementary Color | #caa6a7 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (178.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Impressionist Blue Color. The Little Blue Box color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cosmic Ray (#cadada) for more calm effect. Try Thunder Bay as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#caa6a7 is the best complementary color to Impressionist Blue. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a7cac9 complementary color is Clam Shell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Opal are #a6cab7 and #a6b9ca. Thus found on the left and right of #a7cac9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Rain and Casper colors as they work well with Impressionist Blue.
The split-complementary Impressionist Blue palette consists of #cab7a6 and #caa6b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#caa6a7). Try Coral Reef and Lily colors in combination with #a7cac9, 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 #a7cac9 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Impressionist Blue. Thus Thistle Green and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Impressionist Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, Logan, and Rainee split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7cac9 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Impressionist Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#caa6a7) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9a6ca and #a7caa6.
In a RGB color space, hex #a7cac9 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Impressionist Blue has a hue angle of 178.29°, a saturation of 24.82% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7cac9 is made of 13.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #a7cac9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,202,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 13.73, 0, 0.4, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(178.29,24.82%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(178.29,17.33%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.8529,-11.7869,-3.384) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5995,54.6736,63.3026) |