Pensive Color

#c2c1cb

Pensive is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #3d3e34
Complementary Color #cacbc0
Color Shade: mid blue (246° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 77.65% (better contrasting with white)
Pensive Color Sample
Pensive Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c2c1cb

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Pensive Color. The Velvet Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Azure Hint (#dddce1) for more calm effect. Try Cream Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cacbc0 is the best complementary color to Pensive. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c2c1cb complementary color is Kangaroo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of French Gray are #c0c4cb and #c6c0cb. Thus found on the left and right of #c2c1cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching French Gray and Gray Suit colors as they work well with Pensive.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pensive palette consists of #c4cbc0 and #cbc6c0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cacbc0). Try Kangaroo and Cloud colors in combination with #c2c1cb, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c2c1cb offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pensive. Thus Pumice and Silver Rust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pensive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kangaroo, Pale Slate, and Powder Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2c1cb square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pensive tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#cacbc0) and two others. The Silver Rust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Submarine – 120° from the complementary Kangaroo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbc1c0 and #c0cacb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c2c1cb is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Pensive has a hue angle of 246°, a saturation of 8.77% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2c1cb is made of 3.53% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #c2c1cb
RGB Decimal rgb(194,193,203)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 3.53, 3.92, 0, 20.39
HSL hsl(246,8.77%,77.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(246,4.93%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.4157,2.2303,-4.8896)
XYZ xyz(52.0976,53.9211,64.1619)
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