Tinted Iris Color

#c4b7d8

Tinted Iris is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #3b4827
Complementary Color #cad7b7
Color Shade: warm blue (263.64° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 78.24% (better contrasting with white)
Tinted Iris Color Sample
Tinted Iris Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c4b7d8

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Tinted Iris Color. The Delicate Lilac Crystal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Slaanesh Grey (#dbd5e6) for more calm effect. Try Light Angel Kiss as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cad7b7 is the best complementary color to Tinted Iris. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c4b7d8 complementary color is Green Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lavender Gray are #b7bad7 and #d4b7d7. Thus found on the left and right of #c4b7d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Gray and London Hue colors as they work well with Tinted Iris.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tinted Iris palette consists of #bad7b7 and #d7d4b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cad7b7). Try Pixie Green and Tana colors in combination with #c4b7d8, 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 #c4b7d8 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tinted Iris. Thus Surf and Soft Amber giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tinted Iris contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Mist, Clam Shell, and Jet Stream split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4b7d8 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Tinted Iris tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#cad7b7) and two others. The Soft Amber is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Mist – 120° from the complementary Green Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7c4b7 and #b7cad7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c4b7d8 is made of 33% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Tinted Iris has a hue angle of 263.64°, a saturation of 29.73% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4b7d8 is made of 7.85% cyan, 12.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #c4b7d8
RGB Decimal rgb(196,183,216)
RGB Percentage 33%, 31%, 36%
CMYK 7.85, 12.95, 0, 15.29
HSL hsl(263.64,29.73%,78.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(263.64,15.28%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.4121,10.8548,-14.8947)
XYZ xyz(52.0931,50.5606,71.9793)
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