Velvet Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #3a2c22 |
| Complementary Color | #ddcfc4 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.96% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvet Sky Color. The Babbling Creek color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cashmere Blue (#a5b8d0) for more energetic effect. Try Misted Eve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ddcfc4 is the best complementary color to Velvet Sky. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5d3dd complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jungle Mist are #c4dddb and #c4c6dd. Thus found on the left and right of #c5d3dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Velvet Sky.
The split-complementary Velvet Sky palette consists of #dddbc4 and #ddc4c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ddcfc4). Try Tana and Wafer colors in combination with #c5d3dd, 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 #c5d3dd offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Velvet Sky. Thus Tana and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Velvet Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Snuff, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5d3dd square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Velvet Sky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ddcfc4) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Mist – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddc4d3 and #c4ddcf.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5d3dd is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Velvet Sky has a hue angle of 205°, a saturation of 26.09% and a lightness of 81.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5d3dd is made of 9.42% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #c5d3dd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,211,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.42, 3.92, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(205,26.09%,81.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205,10.86%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.7985,-2.7512,-6.5572) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3714,63.6793,77.5687) |