Galactica is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #3b221d |
| Complementary Color | #e1c9c4 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (190° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.75% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Galactica Color. The Blue Dam color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tenzing (#9ecfd9) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Dew as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e1c9c4 is the best complementary color to Galactica. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c4dde2 complementary color is Dust Storm, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Botticelli are #c4e1d7 and #c4cee1. Thus found on the left and right of #c4dde2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Galactica.
The split-complementary Galactica palette consists of #e1d7c4 and #e1c4cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1c9c4). Try Bone and Pink Flare colors in combination with #c4dde2, 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 #c4dde2 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Galactica. Thus Tana and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Galactica contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dust Storm, Prelude, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4dde2 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Galactica tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e1c9c4) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Dust Storm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1c4dc and #c4e1c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4dde2 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Galactica has a hue angle of 190°, a saturation of 34.09% and a lightness of 82.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4dde2 is made of 11.77% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #c4dde2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,221,226) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 11.77, 1.96, 0, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(190,34.09%,82.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(190,13.27%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.4742,-7.2554,-5.262) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.3489,68.9397,81.9721) |