Satire Color

#c4c2cd

Satire is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #3b3d32
Complementary Color #cbcdc2
Color Shade: mid blue (250.91° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 78.24% (better contrasting with white)
Satire Color Sample
Satire Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c4c2cd

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Satire Color. The Mechagodzilla color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Violet Beauty (#bab3cb) for more energetic effect. Try Azure Hint as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cbcdc2 is the best complementary color to Satire. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c4c2cd complementary color is Kangaroo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Suit are #c2c5cd and #c9c2cd. Thus found on the left and right of #c4c2cd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ghost and Gray Suit colors as they work well with Satire.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Satire palette consists of #c5cdc2 and #cdc9c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbcdc2). Try Green Spring and Cloud colors in combination with #c4c2cd, 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 #c4c2cd offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Satire. Thus Pumice and Silver Rust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Satire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kangaroo, Pale Slate, and Powder Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4c2cd square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green 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. Satire tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#cbcdc2) and two others. The Silver Rust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Submarine – 120° from the complementary Kangaroo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdc4c2 and #c2cbcd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c4c2cd is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Satire has a hue angle of 250.91°, a saturation of 9.91% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4c2cd is made of 3.53% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #c4c2cd
RGB Decimal rgb(196,194,205)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 3.53, 4.31, 0, 19.61
HSL hsl(250.91,9.91%,78.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(250.91,5.37%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.8838,2.7587,-5.2604)
XYZ xyz(53.0762,54.7271,65.5236)
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