King of Waves 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 | #392318 |
| Complementary Color | #e6d1c6 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.12% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to King of Waves Color. The Sea Cliff 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 Intercoastal (#a0cdde) for more energetic effect. Try Simpatico Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e6d1c6 is the best complementary color to King of Waves. 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 #c6dce7 complementary color is Bone, 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 Botticelli are #c6e6e1 and #c6cbe6. Thus found on the left and right of #c6dce7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with King of Waves.
The split-complementary King of Waves palette consists of #e6e1c6 and #e6c6cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6d1c6). Try Stark White and Oyster Pink colors in combination with #c6dce7, 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 #c6dce7 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 King of Waves. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of King of Waves contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Prelude, and Zanah split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6dce7 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. King of Waves tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e6d1c6) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Skeptic – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6c6db and #c6e6d1.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6dce7 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode King of Waves has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 40.74% and a lightness of 84.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6dce7 is made of 12.94% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #c6dce7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,220,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 4.32, 0, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(200,40.74%,84.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,14.29%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.4851,-5.0913,-7.8712) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.3057,68.9617,85.5757) |