Inuit Blue Color

#d8e4e7

Inuit Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #271b18
Complementary Color #e7dad7
Color Shade: mid cyan (192° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 87.65% (better contrasting with black)
Inuit Blue Color Sample
Inuit Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d8e4e7

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Inuit Blue Color. The Light Vanilla Ice color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Light Sea Breeze (#b7cdd9) for more energetic effect. Try Light Topaz Soft Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e7dad7 is the best complementary color to Inuit Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d8e4e7 complementary color is Pearl Bush, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mystic are #d7e7e2 and #d7dce7. Thus found on the left and right of #d8e4e7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paris White and Geyser colors as they work well with Inuit Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Inuit Blue palette consists of #e7e2d7 and #e7d7dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7dad7). Try Satin Linen and Twilight colors in combination with #d8e4e7, 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 #d8e4e7 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Inuit Blue. Thus Periglacial Blue and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Inuit Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pearl Bush, Snuff, and Periglacial Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8e4e7 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Inuit Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e7dad7) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Pearl Bush. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7d7e4 and #d7e7da.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d8e4e7 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Inuit Blue has a hue angle of 192°, a saturation of 23.81% and a lightness of 87.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8e4e7 is made of 5.88% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.

HEX #d8e4e7
RGB Decimal rgb(216,228,231)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 5.88, 1.18, 0, 9.41
HSL hsl(192,23.81%,87.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(192,6.49%,90.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(89.7921,-3.4242,-2.8514)
XYZ xyz(70.4861,75.8553,86.5278)
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