Escape from Columbia 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 | #2d1d10 |
| Complementary Color | #efdfd2 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 88.04% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Escape from Columbia Color. The Blue Veil 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 Retina Soft Blue (#b6c7e0) for more calm effect. Try Newman's Eye as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#efdfd2 is the best complementary color to Escape from Columbia. 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 #d2e2ef complementary color is Parchment, 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 Jagged Ice are #d2efed and #d2d3ef. Thus found on the left and right of #d2e2ef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Escape from Columbia.
The split-complementary Escape from Columbia palette consists of #efedd2 and #efd2d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#efdfd2). Try Aths Special and Vanilla Ice colors in combination with #d2e2ef, 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 #d2e2ef 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 Escape from Columbia. Thus Chrome White and Vanilla Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Escape from Columbia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Parchment, French Lilac, and Peppermint split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2e2ef 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. Escape from Columbia tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#efdfd2) and two others. The Vanilla Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Frostee – 120° from the complementary Parchment. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #efd2e1 and #d2efdf.
In a RGB color space, hex #d2e2ef is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Escape from Columbia has a hue angle of 206.9°, a saturation of 47.54% and a lightness of 88.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2e2ef is made of 11.38% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #d2e2ef |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(210,226,239) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 11.38, 5.1, 0, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(206.9,47.54%,88.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.9,12.13%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.0765,-2.7743,-8.152) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.3547,74.3263,92.3524) |