Pretty Posie is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #43421b |
| Complementary Color | #e3e3bc |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (238.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Pretty Posie Color. The Quartz color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Simply Violet (#a6a1d7) for more calm effect. Try Sachet Cushion as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e3e3bc is the best complementary color to Pretty Posie. 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 #bcbde4 complementary color is Beryl Green, 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 #bcd0e3 and #cebce3. Thus found on the left and right of #bcbde4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Periwinkle Gray and Prelude colors as they work well with Pretty Posie.
The split-complementary Pretty Posie palette consists of #d1e3bc and #e3cfbc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3e3bc). Try Beryl Green and Bone colors in combination with #bcbde4, 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 #bcbde4 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pretty Posie. Thus Moss Green and Cavern Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pretty Posie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Beryl Green, Melanie, and Fringy Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcbde4 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. Pretty Posie tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#e3e3bc) and two others. The Cavern Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jagged Ice – 120° from the complementary Beryl Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3bcbc and #bce3e3.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcbde4 is made of 31% red, 31% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Pretty Posie has a hue angle of 238.5°, a saturation of 42.55% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcbde4 is made of 15.68% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #bcbde4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,189,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 31%, 38% |
| CMYK | 15.68, 15.29, 0, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(238.5,42.55%,81.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(238.5,17.54%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.6904,7.5508,-19.5188) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9402,52.688,80.7783) |