Ice Mauve is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, green cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #363d22 |
| Complementary Color | #d6ddc2 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (255.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Ice Mauve Color. The Ariel's Delight color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Powdery Mist (#e4e0eb) for more calm effect. Try Opus Magnum as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d6ddc2 is the best complementary color to Ice Mauve. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9c2dd complementary color is Tana, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lavender Gray are #c2c8dd and #d6c2dd. Thus found on the left and right of #c9c2dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Haze and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Ice Mauve.
The split-complementary Ice Mauve palette consists of #c8ddc2 and #ddd6c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6ddc2). Try Pixie Green and Tana colors in combination with #c9c2dd, 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 #c9c2dd offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ice Mauve. Thus Surf and Wafer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ice Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tana, Pink Flare, and Edgewater split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9c2dd square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool 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. Ice Mauve tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#d6ddc2) and two others. The Wafer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Mist – 120° from the complementary Tana. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddc9c2 and #c2d5dd.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9c2dd is made of 33% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Ice Mauve has a hue angle of 255.56°, a saturation of 28.42% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9c2dd is made of 7.85% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #c9c2dd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,194,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 31%, 36% |
| CMYK | 7.85, 10.59, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(255.56,28.42%,81.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(255.56,12.22%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.7397,7.5661,-12.5637) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4303,56.2215,76.2843) |