Periwinkle Bud is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #4b3b21 |
| Complementary Color | #deceb4 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (217.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Periwinkle Bud Color. The Boy Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Beyond the Wall (#d7e0eb) for more calm effect. Try Foresight as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#deceb4 is the best complementary color to Periwinkle Bud. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4c4de complementary color is Bone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigeon Post are #b4d9de and #b9b4de. Thus found on the left and right of #b4c4de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Periwinkle Bud.
The split-complementary Periwinkle Bud palette consists of #d9deb4 and #deb9b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#deceb4). Try Beryl Green and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #b4c4de, 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 #b4c4de offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Periwinkle Bud. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Periwinkle Bud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Melanie, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4c4de square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Periwinkle Bud tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#deceb4) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #deb4c4 and #b4dece.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4c4de is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Periwinkle Bud has a hue angle of 217.14°, a saturation of 38.89% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4c4de is made of 16.47% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #b4c4de |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,196,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 10.2, 0, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(217.14,38.89%,78.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(217.14,18.92%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.7275,-0.0334,-14.7787) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.7471,54.4571,76.8911) |