White Blue Color

#cdd6db

White Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #322924
Complementary Color #dbd1cc
Color Shade: cool cyan (201.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 83.14% (better contrasting with black)
White Blue Color Sample
White Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cdd6db

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to White Blue Color. The Liberty Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gentle Sea (#b0c8d0) for more energetic effect. Try Boot Cut as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dbd1cc is the best complementary color to White Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cdd6db complementary color is Swirl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #ccdbd8 and #cccedb. Thus found on the left and right of #cdd6db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nebula and Mischka colors as they work well with White Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary White Blue palette consists of #dbd8cc and #dbccce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbd1cc). Try Moon Mist and Swiss Coffee colors in combination with #cdd6db, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #cdd6db 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 White Blue. Thus Moon Mist and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of White Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swirl, Gray Suit, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdd6db square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. White Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dbd1cc) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Conch – 120° from the complementary Swirl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dbccd5 and #ccdbd1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cdd6db is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode White Blue has a hue angle of 201.43°, a saturation of 16.28% and a lightness of 83.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdd6db is made of 5.49% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #cdd6db
RGB Decimal rgb(205,214,219)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 5.49, 1.96, 0, 14.12
HSL hsl(201.43,16.28%,83.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(201.43,6.39%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.0916,-2.0855,-3.5229)
XYZ xyz(62.0096,66.1867,76.5249)
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