Frosted Iris Color

#b1b9d9

Frosted Iris 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 #4e4626
Complementary Color #d9d1b0
Color Shade: cool blue (228° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 77.25% (better contrasting with white)
Frosted Iris Color Sample
Frosted Iris Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b1b9d9

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Frosted Iris Color. The Violet Water color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Grape Ivy (#979ac4) for more calm effect. Try Jewellery White as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d9d1b0 is the best complementary color to Frosted Iris. 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 #b1b9d9 complementary color is Akaroa, 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 Pigeon Post are #b0ccd9 and #bcb0d9. Thus found on the left and right of #b1b9d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pigeon Post and Wistful colors as they work well with Frosted Iris.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Frosted Iris palette consists of #ccd9b0 and #d9bcb0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9d1b0). Try Sprout and Clam Shell colors in combination with #b1b9d9, 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 #b1b9d9 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 Frosted Iris. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Frosted Iris contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Melanie, and Surf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1b9d9 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. Frosted Iris tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#d9d1b0) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sinbad – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9b0b8 and #b0d9d1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b1b9d9 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Frosted Iris has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 34.48% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1b9d9 is made of 15.69% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #b1b9d9
RGB Decimal rgb(177,185,217)
RGB Percentage 31%, 32%, 37%
CMYK 15.69, 12.55, 0, 14.9
HSL hsl(228,34.48%,77.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(228,18.43%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.4854,3.8519,-16.9789)
XYZ xyz(48.0048,49.0548,72.584)
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