Purpletini Color

#b6c4dd

Purpletini 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 #493b22
Complementary Color #ddcfb6
Color Shade: blue cyan (218.46° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 79.02% (better contrasting with white)
Purpletini Color Sample
Purpletini Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b6c4dd

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Purpletini Color. The Violet Vignette color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Icy Teal (#d6dfe8) for more calm effect. Try Casual Water as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ddcfb6 is the best complementary color to Purpletini. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6c4dd complementary color is Bone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #b6d7dd and #bbb6dd. Thus found on the left and right of #b6c4dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Purpletini.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Purpletini palette consists of #d7ddb6 and #ddbbb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ddcfb6). Try Beryl Green and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #b6c4dd, 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 #b6c4dd 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 Purpletini. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Purpletini contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Melanie, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6c4dd square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Purpletini tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ddcfb6) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddb6c3 and #b6ddcf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b6c4dd is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Purpletini has a hue angle of 218.46°, a saturation of 36.45% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6c4dd is made of 15.3% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #b6c4dd
RGB Decimal rgb(182,196,221)
RGB Percentage 30%, 33%, 37%
CMYK 15.3, 9.81, 0, 13.33
HSL hsl(218.46,36.45%,79.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(218.46,17.65%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.8366,0.3766,-14.0625)
XYZ xyz(52.0825,54.6454,76.2092)
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