Silver Sweetpea 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 | #3b361d |
| Complementary Color | #e1dcc4 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.75% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Silver Sweetpea Color. The Melody Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mild Blue Yonder (#a2add0) for more calm effect. Try Crystal Falls as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e1dcc4 is the best complementary color to Silver Sweetpea. 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 #c4c9e2 complementary color is Tana, 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 #c4d7e1 and #cec4e1. Thus found on the left and right of #c4c9e2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Botticelli and Prelude colors as they work well with Silver Sweetpea.
The split-complementary Silver Sweetpea palette consists of #d7e1c4 and #e1cec4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1dcc4). Try Tana and Dust Storm colors in combination with #c4c9e2, 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 #c4c9e2 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 Silver Sweetpea. Thus Pixie Green and Pink Flare giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silver Sweetpea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tana, Melanie, and Edgewater split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4c9e2 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. Silver Sweetpea tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#e1dcc4) and two others. The Pink Flare is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Tana. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1c4c9 and #c4e1dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4c9e2 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Silver Sweetpea has a hue angle of 230°, a saturation of 34.09% and a lightness of 82.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4c9e2 is made of 11.77% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #c4c9e2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,201,226) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 11.77, 9.81, 0, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(230,34.09%,82.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230,13.27%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.2916,3.219,-12.9634) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.3791,59,80.3155) |