Wishy-Washy Blue Color

#c6e0e1

Wishy-Washy Blue 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 #391f1e
Complementary Color #e0c7c6
Color Shade: mid cyan (182.22° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 82.94% (better contrasting with black)
Wishy-Washy Blue Color Sample
Wishy-Washy Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6e0e1

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wishy-Washy Blue Color. The Sinbad 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 Sea Dew (#9ecdd5) for more energetic effect. Try Smooth Satin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e0c7c6 is the best complementary color to Wishy-Washy Blue. 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 #c6e0e1 complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #c6e0d4 and #c6d2e0. Thus found on the left and right of #c6e0e1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Botticelli colors as they work well with Wishy-Washy Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wishy-Washy Blue palette consists of #e0d4c6 and #e0c6d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0c7c6). Try Wafer and Twilight colors in combination with #c6e0e1, 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 #c6e0e1 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 Wishy-Washy Blue. Thus Tana and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wishy-Washy Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Snuff, and Tana split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6e0e1 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Wishy-Washy Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e0c7c6) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0c6df and #c6e0c7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6e0e1 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Wishy-Washy Blue has a hue angle of 182.22°, a saturation of 31.03% and a lightness of 82.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6e0e1 is made of 10.59% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #c6e0e1
RGB Decimal rgb(198,224,225)
RGB Percentage 31%, 35%, 35%
CMYK 10.59, 0.4, 0, 11.76
HSL hsl(182.22,31.03%,82.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(182.22,12%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.365,-8.3577,-3.4075)
XYZ xyz(63.535,70.7533,81.5423)
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