Periwinkle Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #3c3219 |
| Complementary Color | #e6dbc2 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Periwinkle Grey Color. The Moon Dust color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called High Style (#a8b1d7) for more calm effect. Try Calm Interlude as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e6dbc2 is the best complementary color to Periwinkle Grey. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3cde6 complementary color is Stark White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Periwinkle Gray are #c2dee6 and #cac2e6. Thus found on the left and right of #c3cde6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Prelude colors as they work well with Periwinkle Grey.
The split-complementary Periwinkle Grey palette consists of #dee6c2 and #e6cac2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6dbc2). Try Beryl Green and Bone colors in combination with #c3cde6, 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 #c3cde6 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Periwinkle Grey. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Periwinkle Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stark White, Melanie, and Fringy Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3cde6 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Periwinkle Grey tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e6dbc2) and two others. The Melanie 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 #e6c2cc and #c2e6db.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3cde6 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Periwinkle Grey has a hue angle of 222.86°, a saturation of 41.18% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3cde6 is made of 13.73% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.
| HEX | #c3cde6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,205,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 13.73, 9.81, 0, 9.8 |
| HSL | hsl(222.86,41.18%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222.86,15.22%,90.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.3669,1.6088,-13.4986) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6199,60.9779,83.5432) |