Powdered Granite 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 | #3c3619 |
| Complementary Color | #e6dfc2 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (229.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Powdered Granite Color. The Timid Blue 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 Vaguely Violet (#dbe1ef) for more calm effect. Try Iris Ice as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e6dfc2 is the best complementary color to Powdered Granite. 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 #c3c9e6 complementary color is Stark White, 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 Periwinkle Gray are #c2dae6 and #cec2e6. Thus found on the left and right of #c3c9e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Prelude colors as they work well with Powdered Granite.
The split-complementary Powdered Granite palette consists of #dae6c2 and #e6cec2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6dfc2). Try Beryl Green and Bone colors in combination with #c3c9e6, 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 #c3c9e6 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 Powdered Granite. Thus Zanah and Cavern Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Powdered Granite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stark White, Melanie, and Fringy Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3c9e6 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. Powdered Granite tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#e6dfc2) and two others. The Cavern Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jagged Ice – 120° from the complementary Stark White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6c2c8 and #c2e6e0.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3c9e6 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Powdered Granite has a hue angle of 229.71°, a saturation of 41.18% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3c9e6 is made of 13.73% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #c3c9e6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,201,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 13.73, 11.38, 0, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(229.71,41.18%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(229.71,15.22%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.3403,3.7352,-15.0383) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.6752,59.0886,83.2283) |