Cosmic 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 | #474634 |
| Complementary Color | #cbcab8 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (236.84° 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 Cosmic Color. The Minnesota April color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Purple Balance (#9d9eb4) for more calm effect. Try Logan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cbcab8 is the best complementary color to Cosmic. 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 #b8b9cb complementary color is Foggy Gray, 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 Gray Suit are #b8c2cb and #c0b8cb. Thus found on the left and right of #b8b9cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Loblolly and Chatelle colors as they work well with Cosmic.
The split-complementary Cosmic palette consists of #c2cbb8 and #cbc0b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbcab8). Try Clay Ash and Silver Rust colors in combination with #b8b9cb, 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 #b8b9cb 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 Cosmic. Thus Clay Ash and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cosmic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Foggy Gray, Lily, and Powder Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8b9cb 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. Cosmic tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#cbcab8) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Submarine – 120° from the complementary Foggy Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbb8b9 and #b8cbca.
In a RGB color space, hex #b8b9cb is made of 32% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Cosmic has a hue angle of 236.84°, a saturation of 15.45% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8b9cb is made of 7.45% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #b8b9cb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,185,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 7.06, 0, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(236.84,15.45%,75.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(236.84,9.36%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.5756,3.1609,-9.1832) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8956,49.2001,63.4721) |