Horizon Sky Color

#c2c3d3

Horizon Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #3d3c2c
Complementary Color #d3d2c2
Color Shade: cool blue (236.47° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 79.41% (better contrasting with white)
Horizon Sky Color Sample
Horizon Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c2c3d3

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Horizon Sky Color. The Grey Placidity 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 soft alternative called Cumberland Fog (#dadbdf) for more calm effect. Try Festive Ferret as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d3d2c2 is the best complementary color to Horizon Sky. 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 #c2c3d3 complementary color is Foggy Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ghost are #c2cbd3 and #c9c2d3. Thus found on the left and right of #c2c3d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Loblolly and Gray Suit colors as they work well with Horizon Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Horizon Sky palette consists of #cbd3c2 and #d3c9c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3d2c2). Try Clay Ash and Swirl colors in combination with #c2c3d3, 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 #c2c3d3 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 Horizon Sky. Thus Tasman and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Horizon Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Foggy Gray, Maverick, and Conch split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2c3d3 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green 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. Horizon Sky tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#d3d2c2) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tiara – 120° from the complementary Foggy Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3c2c3 and #c2d3d2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c2c3d3 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Horizon Sky has a hue angle of 236.47°, a saturation of 16.19% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2c3d3 is made of 6.67% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #c2c3d3
RGB Decimal rgb(194,195,211)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 6.67, 6.28, 0, 17.25
HSL hsl(236.47,16.19%,79.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(236.47,8.06%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.1579,2.7247,-8.1056)
XYZ xyz(53.5211,55.2027,69.4623)
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