Whispering Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #362323 |
| Complementary Color | #dcc8c8 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.55% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Whispering Blue Color. The Blue Spruce color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Brooklet (#e7eeee) for more calm effect. Try Spring Storm as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dcc8c8 is the best complementary color to Whispering Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9dcdc complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nebula are #c8dcd2 and #c8d2dc. Thus found on the left and right of #c9dcdc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paris White and Geyser colors as they work well with Whispering Blue.
The split-complementary Whispering Blue palette consists of #dcd2c8 and #dcc8d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcc8c8). Try Wafer and Lola colors in combination with #c9dcdc, 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 #c9dcdc offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Whispering Blue. Thus Moon Mist and Maverick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whispering Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Blue Haze, and Moon Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9dcdc square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Whispering Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dcc8c8) and two others. The Maverick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Mist – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcc8dc and #c8dcc8.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9dcdc is made of 31% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Whispering Blue has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 21.35% and a lightness of 82.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9dcdc is made of 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #c9dcdc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,220,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 0, 0, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(180,21.35%,82.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,8.64%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.3906,-6.3155,-2.1772) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.5989,68.7712,77.685) |