Sword Steel Color

#d6d2de

Sword Steel is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #292d21
Complementary Color #daded2
Color Shade: warm blue (260° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 84.71% (better contrasting with black)
Sword Steel Color Sample
Sword Steel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6d2de

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Sword Steel Color. The Savile Row color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lemures (#bfb9d4) for more energetic effect. Try Lavender Pillow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#daded2 is the best complementary color to Sword Steel. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6d2de complementary color is Moon Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #d2d3de and #dcd2de. Thus found on the left and right of #d6d2de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mischka and Mischka colors as they work well with Sword Steel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sword Steel palette consists of #d3ded2 and #dedcd2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#daded2). Try Tasman and Westar colors in combination with #d6d2de, 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 #d6d2de offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sword Steel. Thus Conch and Swiss Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sword Steel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Mist, Swiss Coffee, and Nebula split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6d2de square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Sword Steel tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#daded2) and two others. The Swiss Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Geyser – 120° from the complementary Moon Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ded6d2 and #d2dade.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6d2de is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Sword Steel has a hue angle of 260°, a saturation of 15.38% and a lightness of 84.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6d2de is made of 3.14% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #d6d2de
RGB Decimal rgb(214,210,222)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 3.14, 4.71, 0, 12.94
HSL hsl(260,15.38%,84.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(260,5.41%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.8244,3.5729,-5.4322)
XYZ xyz(63.963,65.6633,78.4103)
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