Feathery Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #543d38 |
| Complementary Color | #c7b0ab |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Feathery Blue Color. The Nor'wester color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Watchet (#8fbabc) for more energetic effect. Try Eyefull as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c7b0ab is the best complementary color to Feathery Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #abc2c7 complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Opal are #abc7be and #abb3c7. Thus found on the left and right of #abc2c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Feathery Blue.
The split-complementary Feathery Blue palette consists of #c7beab and #c7abb3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7b0ab). Try Bison Hide and Lily colors in combination with #abc2c7, 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 #abc2c7 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Feathery Blue. Thus Rainee and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Feathery Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, London Hue, and Rainee split by 90° on the color wheel. #abc2c7 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Feathery Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c7b0ab) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7abc1 and #abc7b0.
In a RGB color space, hex #abc2c7 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Feathery Blue has a hue angle of 190.71°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #abc2c7 is made of 10.98% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #abc2c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,194,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 1.96, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(190.71,20%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190.71,14.07%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.8996,-6.7449,-5.1537) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3952,51.365,61.502) |