Hinting 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 | #312622 |
| Complementary Color | #ddd2cd |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hinting Blue Color. The Dewpoint 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 Clinical Soft Blue (#b2cfd3) for more energetic effect. Try Liberty Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ddd2cd is the best complementary color to Hinting 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 #ced9dd complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #cdddd9 and #cdd1dd. Thus found on the left and right of #ced9dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nebula and Mischka colors as they work well with Hinting Blue.
The split-complementary Hinting Blue palette consists of #ddd9cd and #ddcdd1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ddd2cd). Try Moon Mist and Lola colors in combination with #ced9dd, 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 #ced9dd 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 Hinting Blue. Thus Moon Mist and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hinting Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Mischka, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #ced9dd square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, warm red 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. Hinting Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ddd2cd) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paris White – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddcdd9 and #cdddd2.
In a RGB color space, hex #ced9dd is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Hinting Blue has a hue angle of 196°, a saturation of 18.07% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ced9dd is made of 5.89% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ced9dd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,217,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.89, 1.57, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(196,18.07%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196,6.79%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.9904,-2.9319,-3.2525) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.3176,67.968,78.1886) |