Opal Blue is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #3c2229 |
| Complementary Color | #ddc3ca |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (163.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.57% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Opal Blue Color. The Refresh color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tareyton (#a1cdbf) for more energetic effect. Try Club Soda as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ddc3ca is the best complementary color to Opal Blue. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3ddd6 complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Edgewater are #c3ddc9 and #c3d7dd. Thus found on the left and right of #c3ddd6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sea Mist and Jungle Mist colors as they work well with Opal Blue.
The split-complementary Opal Blue palette consists of #ddc9c3 and #ddc3d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ddc3ca). Try Wafer and Twilight colors in combination with #c3ddd6, 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 #c3ddd6 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Opal Blue. Thus Tana and Lavender Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Opal Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Blue Haze, and Tana split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3ddd6 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Opal Blue tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#ddc3ca) and two others. The Lavender Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pixie Green – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d5c3dd and #caddc3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3ddd6 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Opal Blue has a hue angle of 163.85°, a saturation of 27.66% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3ddd6 is made of 10.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #c3ddd6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,221,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 0, 2.75, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(163.85,27.66%,81.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(163.85,11.76%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.0914,-9.9437,0.5056) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4997,68.17,73.5878) |