Frozen Periwinkle is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #362e10 |
| Complementary Color | #efe7c9 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (227.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Frozen Periwinkle Color. The Puffy Cloud color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aquarelle Purple (#d8e1f1) for more calm effect. Try French Lilac Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#efe7c9 is the best complementary color to Frozen Periwinkle. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9d1ef complementary color is Parchment, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spindle are #c9e3ef and #d4c9ef. Thus found on the left and right of #c9d1ef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Link Water and French Lilac colors as they work well with Frozen Periwinkle.
The split-complementary Frozen Periwinkle palette consists of #e3efc9 and #efd4c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#efe7c9). Try Chrome White and Almond colors in combination with #c9d1ef, 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 #c9d1ef offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Frozen Periwinkle. Thus Tea Green and Vanilla Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Frozen Periwinkle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Parchment, Vanilla Ice, and Tara split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9d1ef square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Frozen Periwinkle tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#efe7c9) and two others. The Vanilla Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Iceberg – 120° from the complementary Parchment. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #efc9d0 and #c9efe7.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9d1ef is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Frozen Periwinkle has a hue angle of 227.37°, a saturation of 54.29% and a lightness of 86.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9d1ef is made of 14.91% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #c9d1ef |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,209,239) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 14.91, 11.77, 0, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(227.37,54.29%,86.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(227.37,15.9%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.096,3.2715,-15.6519) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.4678,64.2504,90.7705) |