Light Periwinkle is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #3e3903 |
| Complementary Color | #fcf6c1 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (234.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 87.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Periwinkle Color. The Icy Plains color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Transparent Blue (#ddddff) for more energetic effect. Try Contrail as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#fcf6c1 is the best complementary color to Light Periwinkle. 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 #c1c6fc complementary color is Double Pearl Lusta, 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 Melrose are #c1e3fc and #d9c1fc. Thus found on the left and right of #c1c6fc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching French Pass and Perfume colors as they work well with Light Periwinkle.
The split-complementary Light Periwinkle palette consists of #e3fcc1 and #fcd9c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fcf6c1). Try Mimosa and Apricot Peach colors in combination with #c1c6fc, 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 #c1c6fc 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 Light Periwinkle. Thus Gossip and Cupid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Periwinkle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Double Pearl Lusta, Cupid, and Aero Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1c6fc 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. Light Periwinkle tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#fcf6c1) and two others. The Cupid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Pass – 120° from the complementary Double Pearl Lusta. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fcc1c6 and #c1fcf6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1c6fc is made of 30% red, 31% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Light Periwinkle has a hue angle of 234.92°, a saturation of 90.77% and a lightness of 87.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1c6fc is made of 23.13% cyan, 21.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c1c6fc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,198,252) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 31%, 39% |
| CMYK | 23.13, 21.17, 0, 1.18 |
| HSL | hsl(234.92,90.77%,87.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(234.92,23.41%,98.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.1561,9.562,-27.0811) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.7571,58.7539,100.2866) |