Pattens 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 | #2c1a10 |
| Complementary Color | #efdcd3 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 88.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pattens Blue Color. The Morality 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 saturated alternative called Monaco (#abd4e6) for more energetic effect. Try Light Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#efdcd3 is the best complementary color to Pattens 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 #d3e5ef complementary color is Pot Pourri, 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 #d3efeb and #d3d7ef. Thus found on the left and right of #d3e5ef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Pattens Blue.
The split-complementary Pattens Blue palette consists of #efebd3 and #efd3d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#efdcd3). Try Aths Special and Vanilla Ice colors in combination with #d3e5ef, 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 #d3e5ef 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 Pattens Blue. Thus Chrome White and Vanilla Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pattens Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pot Pourri, French Lilac, and Peppermint split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3e5ef 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. Pattens Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#efdcd3) and two others. The Vanilla Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Frostee – 120° from the complementary Pot Pourri. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #efd3e4 and #d3efdc.
In a RGB color space, hex #d3e5ef is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Pattens Blue has a hue angle of 201.43°, a saturation of 46.67% and a lightness of 88.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3e5ef is made of 10.98% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #d3e5ef |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(211,229,239) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 3.93, 0, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(201.43,46.67%,88.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.43,11.72%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.9148,-4.002,-6.903) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.4633,76.1195,92.6401) |