Light Pure Blue Color

#c2d2d8

Light Pure Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #3d2d27
Complementary Color #d8c8c2
Color Shade: cool cyan (196.36° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 80.39% (better contrasting with black)
Light Pure Blue Color Sample
Light Pure Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c2d2d8

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Pure Blue Color. The Calming Space color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hazy Daze (#a5b8c5) for more calm effect. Try Stratosphere as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d8c8c2 is the best complementary color to Light Pure Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c2d2d8 complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jungle Mist are #c2d8d3 and #c2c6d8. Thus found on the left and right of #c2d2d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paris White and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Light Pure Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Pure Blue palette consists of #d8d3c2 and #d8c2c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8c8c2). Try Sisal and Wafer colors in combination with #c2d2d8, 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 #c2d2d8 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Light Pure Blue. Thus Tana and Maverick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Pure Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Chatelle, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2d2d8 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Light Pure Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d8c8c2) and two others. The Maverick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Mist – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8c2d2 and #c2d8c8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c2d2d8 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Light Pure Blue has a hue angle of 196.36°, a saturation of 22% and a lightness of 80.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2d2d8 is made of 8.63% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #c2d2d8
RGB Decimal rgb(194,210,216)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 8.63, 2.36, 0, 15.29
HSL hsl(196.36,22%,80.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(196.36,10.19%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.1894,-4.2006,-4.8193)
XYZ xyz(57.6894,62.5204,73.9928)
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