Illusion Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #362c23 |
| Complementary Color | #dcd2c8 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.55% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Illusion Blue Color. The Skyway color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Movie Magic (#b2bfd5) for more energetic effect. Try Sailor Boy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dcd2c8 is the best complementary color to Illusion Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9d3dc complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #c8dcdb and #c8c9dc. Thus found on the left and right of #c9d3dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nebula and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Illusion Blue.
The split-complementary Illusion Blue palette consists of #dcdbc8 and #dcc8c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcd2c8). Try Moon Mist and Wafer colors in combination with #c9d3dc, 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 #c9d3dc offers a combination of yellow green and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Illusion Blue. Thus Moon Mist and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Illusion Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Chatelle, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9d3dc square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Illusion Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dcd2c8) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paris White – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcc8d3 and #c8dcd2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9d3dc is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Illusion Blue has a hue angle of 208.42°, a saturation of 21.35% and a lightness of 82.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9d3dc is made of 7.45% cyan, 3.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #c9d3dc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,211,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 3.52, 0, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(208.42,21.35%,82.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.42,8.64%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.0559,-1.6441,-5.613) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.2999,64.1733,76.9187) |