Calm Water 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 | #322617 |
| Complementary Color | #e8dccd |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.69% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Calm Water Color. The Blue Thistle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cloudy Blue (#acc2d9) for more energetic effect. Try Xenon Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e8dccd is the best complementary color to Calm Water. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cdd9e8 complementary color is Bone, 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 Botticelli are #cde6e8 and #cecde8. Thus found on the left and right of #cdd9e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Botticelli and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Calm Water.
The split-complementary Calm Water palette consists of #e6e8cd and #e8cecd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8dccd). Try White Rock and Oyster Pink colors in combination with #cdd9e8, 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 #cdd9e8 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 Calm Water. Thus Kidnapper and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Calm Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Melanie, and Zanah split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdd9e8 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. Calm Water tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e8dccd) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Skeptic – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8cdd9 and #cde8dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #cdd9e8 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Calm Water has a hue angle of 213.33°, a saturation of 36.99% and a lightness of 85.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdd9e8 is made of 10.59% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #cdd9e8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,217,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 5.88, 0, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(213.33,36.99%,85.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.33,11.64%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.2215,-1.1012,-8.7375) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.5552,68.431,86.15) |