Soft Blue White Color

#dae7e9

Soft Blue White 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 #251816
Complementary Color #e8dcda
Color Shade: mid cyan (188° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 88.43% (better contrasting with black)
Soft Blue White Color Sample
Soft Blue White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dae7e9

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Blue White Color. The Alexandrian Sky 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 Sky Chase (#bad7dc) for more energetic effect. Try Aqua Whisper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e8dcda is the best complementary color to Soft Blue White. 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 #dae7e9 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 #dae8e3 and #dadfe8. Thus found on the left and right of #dae7e9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paris White and Geyser colors as they work well with Soft Blue White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Soft Blue White palette consists of #e8e3da and #e8dadf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8dcda). Try Satin Linen and Twilight colors in combination with #dae7e9, 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 #dae7e9 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 Soft Blue White. Thus Periglacial Blue and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Soft Blue White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pearl Bush, Snuff, and Periglacial Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #dae7e9 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. Soft Blue White tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e8dcda) 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 #e8dae6 and #dae8dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dae7e9 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Blue White has a hue angle of 188°, a saturation of 25.42% and a lightness of 88.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dae7e9 is made of 5.88% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #dae7e9
RGB Decimal rgb(218,231,233)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 5.88, 0.78, 0, 8.63
HSL hsl(188,25.42%,88.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(188,6.44%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(90.7527,-3.9316,-2.4722)
XYZ xyz(72.1973,77.9404,88.3296)
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