Gentle 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 | #322d21 |
| Complementary Color | #ded9cd |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gentle Blue Color. The Lavendar Wisp 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 Sweet Blue (#aebed2) for more energetic effect. Try Hazy Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ded9cd is the best complementary color to Gentle 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 #cdd2de complementary color is Moon Mist, 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 Mischka are #cddade and #d0cdde. Thus found on the left and right of #cdd2de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with Gentle Blue.
The split-complementary Gentle Blue palette consists of #dadecd and #ded0cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ded9cd). Try Moon Mist and Wafer colors in combination with #cdd2de, 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 #cdd2de 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 Gentle Blue. Thus Tasman and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gentle Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Mist, Lola, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdd2de 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. Gentle Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ded9cd) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nebula – 120° from the complementary Moon Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #decdd2 and #cdded9.
In a RGB color space, hex #cdd2de is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Gentle Blue has a hue angle of 222.35°, a saturation of 20.48% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdd2de is made of 6.67% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #cdd2de |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,210,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 4.71, 0, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(222.35,20.48%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222.35,7.66%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.1457,0.5852,-6.5111) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.4082,64.3462,78.2907) |