Reserved 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 | #2d2721 |
| Complementary Color | #ded8d2 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.71% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Reserved Blue Color. The Pageant Song 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 soft alternative called Blue Rinse (#b7bdc6) for more calm effect. Try Candela as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ded8d2 is the best complementary color to Reserved 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 #d2d8de complementary color is Westar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #d2dede and #d2d2de. Thus found on the left and right of #d2d8de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with Reserved Blue.
The split-complementary Reserved Blue palette consists of #deded2 and #ded2d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ded8d2). Try Moon Mist and Swiss Coffee colors in combination with #d2d8de, 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 #d2d8de 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 Reserved Blue. Thus Tasman and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Reserved Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Westar, Lola, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2d8de square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, 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. Reserved Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ded8d2) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Conch – 120° from the complementary Westar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ded2d8 and #d2ded8.
In a RGB color space, hex #d2d8de is made of 32% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Reserved Blue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 15.38% and a lightness of 84.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2d8de is made of 4.71% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #d2d8de |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,216,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 2.35, 0, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(210,15.38%,84.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,5.41%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.0501,-0.8988,-3.6605) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.319,68.0873,78.8594) |