Nefarious Blue Color

#c5ced8

Nefarious Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta

Inverse Color #3a3127
Complementary Color #d8cfc5
Color Shade: blue cyan (211.58° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 80.98% (better contrasting with black)
Nefarious Blue Color Sample
Nefarious Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c5ced8

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nefarious Blue Color. The Cadet Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ballroom Blue (#a6b3c9) for more energetic effect. Try Silk Sox as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d8cfc5 is the best complementary color to Nefarious Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5ced8 complementary color is Sisal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Heather are #c5d7d8 and #c5c5d8. Thus found on the left and right of #c5ced8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nebula and Ghost colors as they work well with Nefarious Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nefarious Blue palette consists of #d7d8c5 and #d8c5c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8cfc5). Try Moon Mist and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #c5ced8, 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 #c5ced8 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nefarious Blue. Thus Pale Leaf and Maverick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nefarious Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sisal, Maverick, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5ced8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and warm green 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. Nefarious Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d8cfc5) and two others. The Maverick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Conch – 120° from the complementary Sisal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8c5ce and #c5d8cf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c5ced8 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Nefarious Blue has a hue angle of 211.58°, a saturation of 19.59% and a lightness of 80.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5ced8 is made of 7.46% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #c5ced8
RGB Decimal rgb(197,206,216)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 7.46, 3.93, 0, 15.29
HSL hsl(211.58,19.59%,80.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(211.58,8.8%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.363,-1.1223,-6.0151)
XYZ xyz(57.4919,60.9708,73.7041)
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