Pax is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #373925 |
| Complementary Color | #d8dac6 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (246° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.57% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Pax Color. The Lady's Slipper color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Translucent White (#e4e3e9) for more calm effect. Try Logan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d8dac6 is the best complementary color to Pax. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c8c6da complementary color is Moon Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Haze are #c6ceda and #d2c6da. Thus found on the left and right of #c8c6da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heather and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Pax.
The split-complementary Pax palette consists of #cedac6 and #dad2c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8dac6). Try Pale Leaf and Sisal colors in combination with #c8c6da, 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 #c8c6da offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pax. Thus Sea Mist and Wafer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pax contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Mist, Lola, and Paris White split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8c6da square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pax tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#d8dac6) and two others. The Wafer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Geyser – 120° from the complementary Moon Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dac8c6 and #c6d8da.
In a RGB color space, hex #c8c6da is made of 32% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Pax has a hue angle of 246°, a saturation of 21.28% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8c6da is made of 7.06% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.
| HEX | #c8c6da |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,198,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 7.84, 0, 14.51 |
| HSL | hsl(246,21.28%,81.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(246,9.17%,85.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.5882,4.4993,-9.6938) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.6684,57.7295,74.4858) |