Light Radar Color

#c6d5ea

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

Inverse Color #392a15
Complementary Color #e9dbc6
Color Shade: blue cyan (215° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 84.71% (better contrasting with black)
Light Radar Color Sample
Light Radar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6d5ea

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Radar Color. The Pylon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Teclis Blue (#a3bae3) for more energetic effect. Try Aegean Mist as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e9dbc6 is the best complementary color to Light Radar. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6d5ea complementary color is Stark White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Periwinkle Gray are #c6e6e9 and #c9c6e9. Thus found on the left and right of #c6d5ea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Prelude colors as they work well with Light Radar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Radar palette consists of #e6e9c6 and #e9c9c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9dbc6). Try Aths Special and Oyster Pink colors in combination with #c6d5ea, 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 #c6d5ea 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 Light Radar. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Radar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stark White, Melanie, and Fringy Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6d5ea square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Light Radar tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e9dbc6) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jagged Ice – 120° from the complementary Stark White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e9c6d4 and #c6e9db.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6d5ea is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Light Radar has a hue angle of 215°, a saturation of 46.15% and a lightness of 84.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6d5ea is made of 14.11% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #c6d5ea
RGB Decimal rgb(198,213,234)
RGB Percentage 31%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 14.11, 8.23, 0, 8.24
HSL hsl(215,46.15%,84.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(215,15.38%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.7586,-0.8257,-12.0276)
XYZ xyz(61.9342,65.5348,87.2271)
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