Ballad is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #354939 |
| Complementary Color | #b6caba |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (312° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Ballad Color. The Lilac Fluff color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gellibrand (#b5acb2) for more calm effect. Try Light Limpid Light as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6caba is the best complementary color to Ballad. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cab6c6 complementary color is Powder Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lily are #c3b6ca and #cab6bc. Thus found on the left and right of #cab6c6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chatelle and Cold Turkey colors as they work well with Ballad.
The split-complementary Ballad palette consists of #b6cac3 and #bccab6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6caba). Try Powder Ash and Clay Ash colors in combination with #cab6c6, 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 #cab6c6 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ballad. Thus Submarine and Foggy Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ballad contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Powder Ash, Ash, and Heather split by 90° on the color wheel. #cab6c6 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ballad tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#b6caba) and two others. The Foggy Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Suit – 120° from the complementary Powder Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c6cab6 and #bab6ca.
In a RGB color space, hex #cab6c6 is made of 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Ballad has a hue angle of 312°, a saturation of 15.87% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cab6c6 is made of 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #cab6c6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,182,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.85, 1.57, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(312,15.87%,75.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(312,9.9%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.1243,9.9503,-5.4896) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2781,50.0897,60.3917) |