Polar Soft Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #2f2321 |
| Complementary Color | #ded2d0 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.31% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Polar Soft Blue Color. The Floating Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Clinical Soft Blue (#b2cfd3) for more energetic effect. Try Gentle Sea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ded2d0 is the best complementary color to Polar Soft Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d0dcde complementary color is Swiss Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #d0ded9 and #d0d5de. Thus found on the left and right of #d0dcde on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nebula and Mischka colors as they work well with Polar Soft Blue.
The split-complementary Polar Soft Blue palette consists of #ded9d0 and #ded0d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ded2d0). Try Westar and Lola colors in combination with #d0dcde, 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 #d0dcde offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Polar Soft Blue. Thus Moon Mist and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polar Soft Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swiss Coffee, Mischka, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #d0dcde square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Polar Soft Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ded2d0) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tasman – 120° from the complementary Swiss Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ded0dc and #d0ded2.
In a RGB color space, hex #d0dcde is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Polar Soft Blue has a hue angle of 188.57°, a saturation of 17.5% and a lightness of 84.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d0dcde is made of 5.49% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #d0dcde |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(208,220,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 0.79, 0, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(188.57,17.5%,84.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.57,6.31%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.9332,-3.6354,-2.38) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.7904,69.8702,79.1787) |