Laughing Jack is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #363c2d |
| Complementary Color | #cbd2c3 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (264° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Laughing Jack Color. The Petunia Trail 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 February Frost (#e0dee3) for more calm effect. Try Eyeshadow Viola as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cbd2c3 is the best complementary color to Laughing Jack. 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 #c9c3d2 complementary color is Kangaroo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Suit are #c3c4d2 and #d0c3d2. Thus found on the left and right of #c9c3d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ghost and Chatelle colors as they work well with Laughing Jack.
The split-complementary Laughing Jack palette consists of #c4d2c3 and #d2d0c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbd2c3). Try Tasman and Swirl colors in combination with #c9c3d2, 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 #c9c3d2 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 Laughing Jack. Thus Conch and Swirl giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Laughing Jack contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kangaroo, Cold Turkey, and Tiara split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9c3d2 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Laughing Jack tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#cbd2c3) and two others. The Swirl is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Loblolly – 120° from the complementary Kangaroo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2c9c3 and #c3cbd2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9c3d2 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Laughing Jack has a hue angle of 264°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9c3d2 is made of 3.53% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #c9c3d2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,195,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 5.88, 0, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(264,14.29%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(264,7.14%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.6712,4.8741,-6.7465) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.2354,56.1009,68.8901) |