Cold Soft Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #261819 |
| Complementary Color | #e7d9da |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (175.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 87.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cold Soft Blue Color. The Silent River color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rhythmic Blue (#b8d5d7) for more energetic effect. Try Greenland Ice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e7d9da is the best complementary color to Cold Soft Blue. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9e7e6 complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mystic are #d9e7df and #d9e1e7. Thus found on the left and right of #d9e7e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paris White and Geyser colors as they work well with Cold Soft Blue.
The split-complementary Cold Soft Blue palette consists of #e7dfd9 and #e7d9e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7d9da). Try Pearl Bush and Lola colors in combination with #d9e7e6, 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 #d9e7e6 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cold Soft Blue. Thus Satin Linen and Snuff giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cold Soft Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Mischka, and Periglacial Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9e7e6 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cold Soft Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e7d9da) and two others. The Snuff is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf Crest – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6d9e7 and #dae7d9.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9e7e6 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Cold Soft Blue has a hue angle of 175.71°, a saturation of 22.58% and a lightness of 87.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9e7e6 is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #d9e7e6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,231,230) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 0, 0.39, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(175.71,22.58%,87.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(175.71,6.06%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.6047,-4.8221,-1.1283) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.4741,77.6167,86.0773) |