Pattens Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #210a00 |
| Complementary Color | #ffe8de |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 93.53% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pattens Blue Color. The Alice Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called French Pass (#bdedfd) for more calm effect. Try Heart of Ice as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ffe8de is the best complementary color to Pattens Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #def5ff complementary color is Pippin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pattens Blue are #defff8 and #dee4ff. Thus found on the left and right of #def5ff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Frosted Mint and Titan White colors as they work well with Pattens Blue.
The split-complementary Pattens Blue palette consists of #fff8de and #ffdee4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ffe8de). Try Varden and Pippin colors in combination with #def5ff, 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 #def5ff offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pattens Blue. Thus Spring Sun and Pink Lace giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pattens Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pippin, Blue Chalk, and Rice Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #def5ff square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Pattens Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ffe8de) and two others. The Pink Lace is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hint of Green – 120° from the complementary Pippin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ffdef4 and #deffe8.
In a RGB color space, hex #def5ff is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Pattens Blue has a hue angle of 198.18°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 93.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #def5ff is made of 12.94% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #def5ff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,245,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 3.92, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(198.18,100%,93.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.18,12.94%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.1838,-5.535,-7.3569) |
| XYZ | xyz(80.8266,88.0544,107.3439) |