Flax Bloom Color

#d2d8f4

Flax Bloom is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #2d270b
Complementary Color #f4edd1
Color Shade: cool blue (229.41° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 89.02% (better contrasting with black)
Flax Bloom Color Sample
Flax Bloom Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d2d8f4

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Flax Bloom Color. The Frozen Periwinkle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mā White (#f4f7fd) for more energetic effect. Try Glitter as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#f4edd1 is the best complementary color to Flax Bloom. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d2d8f4 complementary color is Wheatfield, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Link Water are #d1e8f4 and #dcd1f4. Thus found on the left and right of #d2d8f4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Link Water and Moon Raker colors as they work well with Flax Bloom.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flax Bloom palette consists of #e8f4d1 and #f4dcd1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f4edd1). Try Tahuna Sands and Albescent White colors in combination with #d2d8f4, 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 #d2d8f4 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Flax Bloom. Thus Tea Green and We Peep giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flax Bloom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wheatfield, We Peep, and Granny Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2d8f4 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Flax Bloom tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#f4edd1) and two others. The We Peep is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Iceberg – 120° from the complementary Wheatfield. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f4d1d7 and #d1f4ee.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d2d8f4 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Flax Bloom has a hue angle of 229.41°, a saturation of 60.71% and a lightness of 89.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2d8f4 is made of 13.34% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black ink.

HEX #d2d8f4
RGB Decimal rgb(210,216,244)
RGB Percentage 31%, 32%, 36%
CMYK 13.34, 10.98, 0, 4.31
HSL hsl(229.41,60.71%,89.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(229.41,13.93%,95.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.6746,3.4489,-14.3646)
XYZ xyz(67.4633,69.345,95.4172)
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