Pale Wisteria is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #443719 |
| Complementary Color | #e6d9bb |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Wisteria Color. The Great Blue Heron 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 Reduced Blue (#d6dfec) for more calm effect. Try Vaguely Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e6d9bb is the best complementary color to Pale Wisteria. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bbc8e6 complementary color is Double Spanish White, 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 Periwinkle Gray are #bbdde6 and #c3bbe6. Thus found on the left and right of #bbc8e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Prelude colors as they work well with Pale Wisteria.
The split-complementary Pale Wisteria palette consists of #dde6bb and #e6c3bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6d9bb). Try Beryl Green and Rose Fog colors in combination with #bbc8e6, 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 #bbc8e6 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 Pale Wisteria. Thus Moss Green and Cavern Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pale Wisteria contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Double Spanish White, Melanie, and Fringy Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbc8e6 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. Pale Wisteria tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e6d9bb) 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 #e6bbc7 and #bbe6d9.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbc8e6 is made of 30% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Wisteria has a hue angle of 221.86°, a saturation of 46.24% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbc8e6 is made of 16.87% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #bbc8e6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,200,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.87, 11.77, 0, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(221.86,46.24%,81.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221.86,18.7%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.5084,1.757,-16.3468) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.4307,57.5865,83.0567) |