Collensia is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #424832 |
| Complementary Color | #c6cdb6 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (256.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Collensia Color. The Frosted Lilac color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lovely Lavender (#d6d2dd) for more calm effect. Try Heavenly Haze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c6cdb6 is the best complementary color to Collensia. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdb7cd complementary color is Clay Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Suit are #b6bbcd and #c8b6cd. Thus found on the left and right of #bdb7cd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heather and Chatelle colors as they work well with Collensia.
The split-complementary Collensia palette consists of #bbcdb6 and #cdc8b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6cdb6). Try Pale Leaf and Foggy Gray colors in combination with #bdb7cd, 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 #bdb7cd offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Collensia. Thus Gum Leaf and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Collensia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clay Ash, Cold Turkey, and Opal split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdb7cd square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Collensia tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#c6cdb6) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heather – 120° from the complementary Clay Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdbdb6 and #b6c6cd.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdb7cd is made of 33% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Collensia has a hue angle of 256.36°, a saturation of 18.03% and a lightness of 76.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdb7cd is made of 6.27% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #bdb7cd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,183,205) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 6.27, 8.63, 0, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(256.36,18.03%,76.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(256.36,10.73%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.5095,6.3149,-10.3281) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9392,49.0936,64.6542) |