Eyeshadow Color

#d9d9ea

Eyeshadow is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red

Inverse Color #262615
Complementary Color #e9e9d9
Color Shade: cool blue (240° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 88.43% (better contrasting with black)
Eyeshadow Color Sample
Eyeshadow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d9d9ea

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Eyeshadow Color. The Alpine Goat color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Haze (#bfbed8) for more calm effect. Try Rhapsody Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e9e9d9 is the best complementary color to Eyeshadow. 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 #d9d9ea complementary color is Satin Linen, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Snuff are #d9e1e9 and #e1d9e9. Thus found on the left and right of #d9d9ea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mystic and Snuff colors as they work well with Eyeshadow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Eyeshadow palette consists of #e1e9d9 and #e9e1d9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9e9d9). Try Periglacial Blue and Pearl Bush colors in combination with #d9d9ea, 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 #d9d9ea 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 Eyeshadow. Thus Surf Crest and Wafer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Eyeshadow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Satin Linen, Twilight, and Gin split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9d9ea square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Eyeshadow tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#e9e9d9) and two others. The Wafer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mystic – 120° from the complementary Satin Linen. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e9d9d9 and #d9e9e9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d9d9ea is made of 32% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Eyeshadow has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 28.81% and a lightness of 88.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9d9ea is made of 6.66% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black ink.

HEX #d9d9ea
RGB Decimal rgb(217,217,234)
RGB Percentage 32%, 32%, 35%
CMYK 6.66, 6.66, 0, 8.24
HSL hsl(240,28.81%,88.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(240,7.26%,91.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.1526,3.18,-8.317)
XYZ xyz(68.2794,70.3179,87.8159)
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