Ice Shard Soft Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #3e211d |
| Complementary Color | #e2c4c1 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ice Shard Soft Blue Color. The Lake Reflection color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Aqua Spray (#a5dddb) for more energetic effect. Try Dulcet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e2c4c1 is the best complementary color to Ice Shard Soft Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c1dee2 complementary color is Cavern Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ziggurat are #c1e2d5 and #c1cde2. Thus found on the left and right of #c1dee2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Ice Shard Soft Blue.
The split-complementary Ice Shard Soft Blue palette consists of #e2d5c1 and #e2c1cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2c4c1). Try Bone and Pink Flare colors in combination with #c1dee2, 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 #c1dee2 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ice Shard Soft Blue. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ice Shard Soft Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cavern Pink, Prelude, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1dee2 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ice Shard Soft Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e2c4c1) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Cavern Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2c1de and #c1e2c4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1dee2 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ice Shard Soft Blue has a hue angle of 187.27°, a saturation of 36.26% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1dee2 is made of 12.94% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #c1dee2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,222,226) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 1.57, 0, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(187.27,36.26%,82.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.27,14.6%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.5392,-8.7184,-5.1884) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.8411,69.071,82.0242) |