Hosta Flower Color

#dcdde7

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

Inverse Color #232218
Complementary Color #e6e5dc
Color Shade: cool blue (234.55° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 88.43% (better contrasting with black)
Hosta Flower Color Sample
Hosta Flower Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dcdde7

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Hosta Flower Color. The Horizon Sky color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tulip Soft Blue (#c3c4d6) for more energetic effect. Try Lavender Honor as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e6e5dc is the best complementary color to Hosta Flower. 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 #dcdde7 complementary color is Cararra, 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 Mischka are #dce2e6 and #e0dce6. Thus found on the left and right of #dcdde7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Mischka colors as they work well with Hosta Flower.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hosta Flower palette consists of #e2e6dc and #e6e0dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6e5dc). Try Green White and Ebb colors in combination with #dcdde7, 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 #dcdde7 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hosta Flower. Thus Gray Nurse and Ebb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hosta Flower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cararra, Lola, and Paris White split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcdde7 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. Hosta Flower tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#e6e5dc) and two others. The Ebb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Geyser – 120° from the complementary Cararra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6dcdd and #dce6e5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dcdde7 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Hosta Flower has a hue angle of 234.55°, a saturation of 18.64% and a lightness of 88.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcdde7 is made of 4.32% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.

HEX #dcdde7
RGB Decimal rgb(220,221,231)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 4.32, 3.92, 0, 9.41
HSL hsl(234.55,18.64%,88.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(234.55,4.76%,90.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.3035,1.509,-5.0081)
XYZ xyz(69.7955,72.6981,85.9548)
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