Hyacinth Tint Color

#b9c4d3

Hyacinth Tint 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 #463b2c
Complementary Color #d2c7b9
Color Shade: blue cyan (214.62° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 77.65% (better contrasting with white)
Hyacinth Tint Color Sample
Hyacinth Tint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b9c4d3

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hyacinth Tint Color. The Nordland Light Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Echo Blue (#a4afcd) for more energetic effect. Try Scorpion Grass Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d2c7b9 is the best complementary color to Hyacinth Tint. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b9c4d3 complementary color is Sisal, 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 Heather are #b9d0d2 and #bbb9d2. Thus found on the left and right of #b9c4d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Hyacinth Tint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hyacinth Tint palette consists of #d0d2b9 and #d2bbb9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2c7b9). Try Foggy Gray and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #b9c4d3, 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 #b9c4d3 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 Hyacinth Tint. Thus Pale Leaf and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hyacinth Tint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sisal, Maverick, and Gum Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9c4d3 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. Hyacinth Tint tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d2c7b9) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Sisal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2b9c3 and #b9d2c7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b9c4d3 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Hyacinth Tint has a hue angle of 214.62°, a saturation of 22.81% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9c4d3 is made of 10.2% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #b9c4d3
RGB Decimal rgb(185,196,211)
RGB Percentage 31%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 10.2, 5.89, 0, 17.25
HSL hsl(214.62,22.81%,77.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(214.62,12.32%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.7508,-0.7706,-8.7827)
XYZ xyz(51.5054,54.4973,69.4324)
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