Azure Hint Color

#dddce1

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

Inverse Color #22231e
Complementary Color #e0e1dc
Color Shade: mid blue (252° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 87.25% (better contrasting with black)
Azure Hint Color Sample
Azure Hint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dddce1

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Azure Hint Color. The Magic Scent color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Satire (#c4c2cd) for more energetic effect. Try Pensive as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e0e1dc is the best complementary color to Azure Hint. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dddce1 complementary color is Quill Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #dcdde1 and #dfdce1. Thus found on the left and right of #dddce1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Iron and Mischka colors as they work well with Azure Hint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Azure Hint palette consists of #dde1dc and #e1dfdc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0e1dc). Try Gray Nurse and Westar colors in combination with #dddce1, 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 #dddce1 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 Azure Hint. Thus Tasman and Swiss Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Azure Hint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quill Gray, Bon Jour, and Nebula split by 90° on the color wheel. #dddce1 square combo is a palette of mid blue, cool red, mid 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. Azure Hint tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#e0e1dc) and two others. The Swiss Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Iron – 120° from the complementary Quill Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1dddc and #dce0e1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dddce1 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Azure Hint has a hue angle of 252°, a saturation of 7.69% and a lightness of 87.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dddce1 is made of 1.57% cyan, 1.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #dddce1
RGB Decimal rgb(221,220,225)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 1.57, 1.97, 0, 11.76
HSL hsl(252,7.69%,87.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(252,2.22%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.9661,1.2489,-2.3351)
XYZ xyz(69.0026,71.9948,81.4937)
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