St. Petersburg is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #21170c |
| Complementary Color | #f3e9de |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 91.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to St. Petersburg Color. The Light Sea Cliff color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Modern Blue (#bad1e9) for more energetic effect. Try Maritime as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#f3e9de is the best complementary color to St. Petersburg. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dee8f3 complementary color is Merino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Link Water are #def2f3 and #dedef3. Thus found on the left and right of #dee8f3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Black Squeeze and White Lilac colors as they work well with St. Petersburg.
The split-complementary St. Petersburg palette consists of #f2f3de and #f3dede colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f3e9de). Try Ecru White and Pot Pourri colors in combination with #dee8f3, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #dee8f3 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the St. Petersburg. Thus Loafer and Vanilla Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of St. Petersburg contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Merino, Amour, and Peppermint split by 90° on the color wheel. #dee8f3 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. St. Petersburg tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#f3e9de) and two others. The Vanilla Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Apple Green – 120° from the complementary Merino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f3dee7 and #def3e9.
In a RGB color space, hex #dee8f3 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode St. Petersburg has a hue angle of 211.43°, a saturation of 46.67% and a lightness of 91.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dee8f3 is made of 8.23% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black ink.
| HEX | #dee8f3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,232,243) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 8.23, 4.31, 0, 4.71 |
| HSL | hsl(211.43,46.67%,91.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.43,8.64%,95.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.5563,-1.2418,-6.4825) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.1585,79.7139,96.2191) |