Fragrant Wand Color

#adb1c1

Fragrant Wand is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #524e3e
Complementary Color #c1bdad
Color Shade: cool blue (228° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 71.76% (better contrasting with white)
Fragrant Wand Color Sample
Fragrant Wand Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #adb1c1

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Fragrant Wand Color. The Blueberry Buckle color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Frosty Nightfall (#9497b3) for more energetic effect. Try Vintage Ribbon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c1bdad is the best complementary color to Fragrant Wand. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #adb1c1 complementary color is Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cadet Blue are #adbbc1 and #b3adc1. Thus found on the left and right of #adb1c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Chatelle colors as they work well with Fragrant Wand.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fragrant Wand palette consists of #bbc1ad and #c1b3ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1bdad). Try Eagle and Silk colors in combination with #adb1c1, 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 #adb1c1 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fragrant Wand. Thus Green Spring and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fragrant Wand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ash, Lily, and Powder Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #adb1c1 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Fragrant Wand tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c1bdad) and two others. The Pink Swan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tower Gray – 120° from the complementary Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1adb1 and #adc1bd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #adb1c1 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Fragrant Wand has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 13.89% and a lightness of 71.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adb1c1 is made of 7.85% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #adb1c1
RGB Decimal rgb(173,177,193)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 7.85, 6.28, 0, 24.31
HSL hsl(228,13.89%,71.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(228,10.36%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.3478,1.7775,-8.6149)
XYZ xyz(42.5814,44.1788,56.7352)
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