Hawkes Blue 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 | #2d2512 |
| Complementary Color | #ede4d2 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 87.65% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hawkes Blue Color. The Alpine Goat color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Boysenberry Shadow (#f1f3f9) for more calm effect. Try White Solid as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ede4d2 is the best complementary color to Hawkes Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d2daed complementary color is Aths Special, 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 Periwinkle Gray are #d2e7ed and #d7d2ed. Thus found on the left and right of #d2daed on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Snuff colors as they work well with Hawkes Blue.
The split-complementary Hawkes Blue palette consists of #e7edd2 and #edd7d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ede4d2). Try Aths Special and Oyster Pink colors in combination with #d2daed, 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 #d2daed 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 Hawkes Blue. Thus Zanah and Oyster Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hawkes Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aths Special, Melanie, and Zanah split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2daed 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. Hawkes Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ede4d2) and two others. The Oyster Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Swans Down – 120° from the complementary Aths Special. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #edd2da and #d2ede5.
In a RGB color space, hex #d2daed is made of 32% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Hawkes Blue has a hue angle of 222.22°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 87.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2daed is made of 10.59% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #d2daed |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,218,237) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 7.45, 0, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(222.22,42.86%,87.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222.22,11.39%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.9767,0.9813,-10.218) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.9358,69.9589,90.0963) |