Light Angora Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
Inverse Color | #362b1e |
Complementary Color | #e0d5c9 |
Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.5° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 83.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Angora Blue Color. The Walls of Santorini color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Seascape Blue (#a6bad1) for more energetic effect. Try Pigeon Post as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e0d5c9 is the best complementary color to Light Angora Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9d4e1 complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Botticelli are #c9dfe0 and #cac9e0. Thus found on the left and right of #c9d4e1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Light Angora Blue.
The split-complementary Light Angora Blue palette consists of #e0e0c9 and #e0cac9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0d5c9). Try Tana and Wafer colors in combination with #c9d4e1, 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 #c9d4e1 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Light Angora Blue. Thus Tana and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Angora Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Twilight, and Surf Crest split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9d4e1 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Light Angora Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e0d5c9) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0c9d3 and #c9e0d5.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9d4e1 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Light Angora Blue has a hue angle of 212.5°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 83.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9d4e1 is made of 9.42% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
HEX | #c9d4e1 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(201,212,225) |
RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
CMYK | 9.42, 5.1, 0, 11.76 |
HSL | hsl(212.5,28.57%,83.53%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.5,10.67%,88.24%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(84.4532,-1.1787,-7.6824) |
XYZ | xyz(61.2215,64.9407,80.5423) |