Arctic Air is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #34271a |
| Complementary Color | #e5d8ca |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.71% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Arctic Air Color. The Movie Magic color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Skyway (#adbed3) for more calm effect. Try Simpatico Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e5d8ca is the best complementary color to Arctic Air. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbd8e5 complementary color is Pearl Bush, 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 Botticelli are #cae5e5 and #cacae5. Thus found on the left and right of #cbd8e5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Botticelli and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Arctic Air.
The split-complementary Arctic Air palette consists of #e5e5ca and #e5caca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5d8ca). Try White Rock and Dust Storm colors in combination with #cbd8e5, 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 #cbd8e5 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Arctic Air. Thus Kidnapper and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arctic Air contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pearl Bush, Twilight, and Surf Crest split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbd8e5 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, orange 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. Arctic Air tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e5d8ca) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Skeptic – 120° from the complementary Pearl Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5cad8 and #cae5d8.
In a RGB color space, hex #cbd8e5 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Arctic Air has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 84.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbd8e5 is made of 10.19% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #cbd8e5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,216,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.19, 5.09, 0, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(210,33.33%,84.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,11.35%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.7384,-1.8233,-7.8826) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.3273,67.4654,83.8132) |