Shimmering Sky Color

#dbd1e8

Shimmering Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #242e17
Complementary Color #dee8d1
Color Shade: warm blue (266.09° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 86.47% (better contrasting with black)
Shimmering Sky Color Sample
Shimmering Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dbd1e8

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Shimmering Sky Color. The Tinted Iris color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Melrose (#c3b9dd) for more energetic effect. Try Viking Diva as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dee8d1 is the best complementary color to Shimmering Sky. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dbd1e8 complementary color is Kidnapper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Snuff are #d1d2e8 and #e6d1e8. Thus found on the left and right of #dbd1e8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Periwinkle Gray and Snuff colors as they work well with Shimmering Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shimmering Sky palette consists of #d2e8d1 and #e8e6d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dee8d1). Try Surf Crest and White Rock colors in combination with #dbd1e8, 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 #dbd1e8 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shimmering Sky. Thus Skeptic and Pearl Bush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shimmering Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kidnapper, Dust Storm, and Skeptic split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbd1e8 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Shimmering Sky tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#dee8d1) and two others. The Pearl Bush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Botticelli – 120° from the complementary Kidnapper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8dbd1 and #d1dee8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dbd1e8 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Shimmering Sky has a hue angle of 266.09°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 86.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbd1e8 is made of 5.1% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.

HEX #dbd1e8
RGB Decimal rgb(219,209,232)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 35%
CMYK 5.1, 9.02, 0, 9.02
HSL hsl(266.09,33.33%,86.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(266.09,9.91%,90.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.2443,7.6574,-10.0768)
XYZ xyz(66.5794,66.4872,85.6681)
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