Wishful Blue Color

#d8dde6

Wishful 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 #272219
Complementary Color #e6e1d8
Color Shade: blue cyan (218.57° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 87.45% (better contrasting with black)
Wishful Blue Color Sample
Wishful Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d8dde6

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wishful Blue Color. The Candela color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Angora Blue (#b9c6d8) for more energetic effect. Try Halogen Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e6e1d8 is the best complementary color to Wishful 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 #d8dde6 complementary color is Satin Linen, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Geyser are #d8e4e6 and #dad8e6. Thus found on the left and right of #d8dde6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with Wishful Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wishful Blue palette consists of #e4e6d8 and #e6dad8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6e1d8). Try Periglacial Blue and Wafer colors in combination with #d8dde6, 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 #d8dde6 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 Wishful Blue. Thus Periglacial Blue and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wishful Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Satin Linen, Lola, and Surf Crest split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8dde6 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Wishful Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e6e1d8) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paris White – 120° from the complementary Satin Linen. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6d8dc and #d8e6e1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d8dde6 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Wishful Blue has a hue angle of 218.57°, a saturation of 21.88% and a lightness of 87.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8dde6 is made of 5.49% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #d8dde6
RGB Decimal rgb(216,221,230)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 5.49, 3.53, 0, 9.8
HSL hsl(218.57,21.88%,87.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(218.57,6.09%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.9806,0.0015,-4.9911)
XYZ xyz(68.4583,72.025,85.157)
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