Hundred Waters 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 | #4d482e |
| Complementary Color | #d1cbb2 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Hundred Waters Color. The Thistle Down color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hint of Violet (#d2d5e1) for more calm effect. Try Purple Veil as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d1cbb2 is the best complementary color to Hundred Waters. 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 #b2b7d1 complementary color is Soft Amber, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Logan are #b2c6d1 and #bcb2d1. Thus found on the left and right of #b2b7d1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casper and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Hundred Waters.
The split-complementary Hundred Waters palette consists of #c6d1b2 and #d1bcb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1cbb2). Try Coriander and Clam Shell colors in combination with #b2b7d1, 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 #b2b7d1 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 Hundred Waters. Thus Pale Leaf and Clam Shell giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hundred Waters contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soft Amber, Lily, and Gum Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2b7d1 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hundred Waters tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#d1cbb2) and two others. The Clam Shell is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jet Stream – 120° from the complementary Soft Amber. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1b2b6 and #b2d1cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #b2b7d1 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Hundred Waters has a hue angle of 230.32°, a saturation of 25.2% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2b7d1 is made of 12.16% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #b2b7d1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,183,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 12.16, 10.2, 0, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(230.32,25.2%,75.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230.32,14.83%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.7842,3.5212,-13.6783) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8022,47.9354,67.1073) |