Berry Frappé Color

#b3a1c6

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

Inverse Color #4c5e39
Complementary Color #b3c5a1
Color Shade: warm blue (269.19° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 70.39% (better contrasting with white)
Berry Frappé Color Sample
Berry Frappé Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b3a1c6

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Berry Frappé Color. The Cold Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Perspective (#cebeda) for more energetic effect. Try Peony Mauve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b3c5a1 is the best complementary color to Berry Frappé. Yellow green shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3a1c6 complementary color is Rainee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of London Hue are #a1a1c5 and #c5a1c5. Thus found on the left and right of #b3a1c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Logan and Lilac colors as they work well with Berry Frappé.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Berry Frappé palette consists of #a1c5a1 and #c5c5a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3c5a1). Try Spring Rain and Thistle Green colors in combination with #b3a1c6, 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 #b3a1c6 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Berry Frappé. Thus Shadow Green and Coral Reef giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Berry Frappé contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rainee, Quicksand, and Opal split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3a1c6 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, yellow green and warm cyan 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. Berry Frappé tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#b3c5a1) and two others. The Coral Reef is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadet Blue – 120° from the complementary Rainee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5b2a1 and #a1b3c5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b3a1c6 is made of 33% red, 30% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Berry Frappé has a hue angle of 269.19°, a saturation of 24.5% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3a1c6 is made of 7.45% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #b3a1c6
RGB Decimal rgb(179,161,198)
RGB Percentage 33%, 30%, 37%
CMYK 7.45, 14.51, 0, 22.35
HSL hsl(269.19,24.5%,70.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(269.19,18.69%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.8603,13.63,-16.5518)
XYZ xyz(41.5283,39.1507,58.7941)
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