Canterbury Bells 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 | #463c19 |
| Complementary Color | #e5dcb9 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (226.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Canterbury Bells Color. The Sorbet Ice Mauve 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 saturated alternative called Puffy Cloud (#d2def2) for more energetic effect. Try Snowy Shadow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e5dcb9 is the best complementary color to Canterbury Bells. 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 #b9c3e6 complementary color is Double Spanish White, 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 Periwinkle Gray are #b9d9e5 and #c5b9e5. Thus found on the left and right of #b9c3e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Blue and Prelude colors as they work well with Canterbury Bells.
The split-complementary Canterbury Bells palette consists of #d9e5b9 and #e5c5b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5dcb9). Try Beryl Green and Rose Fog colors in combination with #b9c3e6, 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 #b9c3e6 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 Canterbury Bells. Thus Moss Green and Cavern Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Canterbury Bells contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Double Spanish White, Melanie, and Fringy Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9c3e6 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. Canterbury Bells tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#e5dcb9) and two others. The Cavern Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jagged Ice – 120° from the complementary Double Spanish White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5b9c2 and #b9e5dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9c3e6 is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Canterbury Bells has a hue angle of 226.67°, a saturation of 47.37% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9c3e6 is made of 17.65% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #b9c3e6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,195,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 17.65, 13.73, 0, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(226.67,47.37%,81.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(226.67,19.57%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.0745,3.8145,-18.5234) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8056,55.0577,82.6542) |