Pale Phthalo Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #332a00 |
| Complementary Color | #fef6cc |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (229.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 90% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Phthalo Blue Color. The Arc Light color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Light Periwinkle (#c1c6fc) for more calm effect. Try Pastel Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#fef6cc is the best complementary color to Pale Phthalo Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ccd5ff complementary color is Pipi, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Periwinkle are #cceefe and #dcccfe. Thus found on the left and right of #ccd5ff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Onahau and Fog colors as they work well with Pale Phthalo Blue.
The split-complementary Pale Phthalo Blue palette consists of #eefecc and #fedccc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fef6cc). Try Chiffon and Tuft Bush colors in combination with #ccd5ff, 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 #ccd5ff offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pale Phthalo Blue. Thus Snow Flurry and Pastel Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pale Phthalo Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pipi, Pink Lace, and Aero Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccd5ff square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pale Phthalo Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#fef6cc) and two others. The Pastel Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Frosted Mint – 120° from the complementary Pipi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #feccd4 and #ccfef6.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccd5ff is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Phthalo Blue has a hue angle of 229.41°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 90%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccd5ff is made of 20% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ccd5ff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,213,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 20, 16.47, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(229.41,100%,90%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(229.41,20%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.8291,5.5073,-21.4897) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7461,67.6459,104.1468) |