Japan Blush Color

#ddd6f3

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

Inverse Color #22290c
Complementary Color #ebf3d5
Color Shade: mid blue (254.48° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 89.61% (better contrasting with black)
Japan Blush Color Sample
Japan Blush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddd6f3

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Japan Blush Color. The Lavender Sky color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called White Lilac (#f8f7fc) for more calm effect. Try Soap as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ebf3d5 is the best complementary color to Japan Blush. Cool yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddd6f3 complementary color is Frost, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Link Water are #d5ddf3 and #ebd5f3. Thus found on the left and right of #ddd6f3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Link Water and French Lilac colors as they work well with Japan Blush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Japan Blush palette consists of #ddf3d5 and #f3ebd5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ebf3d5). Try Peppermint and Parchment colors in combination with #ddd6f3, 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 #ddd6f3 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Japan Blush. Thus Tara and Almond giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Japan Blush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Frost, Vanilla Ice, and Iceberg split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddd6f3 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, cool yellow and green 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. Japan Blush tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#ebf3d5) and two others. The Almond is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Link Water – 120° from the complementary Frost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f3dcd5 and #d5ebf3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddd6f3 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Japan Blush has a hue angle of 254.48°, a saturation of 54.72% and a lightness of 89.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddd6f3 is made of 8.62% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black ink.

HEX #ddd6f3
RGB Decimal rgb(221,214,243)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 36%
CMYK 8.62, 11.37, 0, 4.71
HSL hsl(254.48,54.72%,89.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(254.48,11.93%,95.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.9656,7.8085,-13.3159)
XYZ xyz(70.043,69.9364,94.6014)
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