Petal Tip is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #262620 |
| Complementary Color | #dfdfd9 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.27% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Petal Tip Color. The Grape Lavender color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Horizon Sky (#c2c3d3) for more energetic effect. Try Lavender Honor as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dfdfd9 is the best complementary color to Petal Tip. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9d9df complementary color is Quill Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #d9dcdf and #dcd9df. Thus found on the left and right of #d9d9df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Iron and Mischka colors as they work well with Petal Tip.
The split-complementary Petal Tip palette consists of #dcdfd9 and #dfdcd9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfdfd9). Try Quill Gray and Westar colors in combination with #d9d9df, 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 #d9d9df offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Petal Tip. Thus Tasman and Swiss Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Petal Tip contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quill Gray, Bon Jour, and Conch split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9d9df square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Petal Tip tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#dfdfd9) and two others. The Swiss Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Iron – 120° from the complementary Quill Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfd9d9 and #d9dfdf.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9d9df is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Petal Tip has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 8.57% and a lightness of 86.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9d9df is made of 2.35% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #d9d9df |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,217,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 2.35, 0, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(240,8.57%,86.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,2.69%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.852,1.1008,-2.9503) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7474,69.7051,79.7485) |