Lady's Slipper is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #1c1c15 |
| Complementary Color | #eaeae2 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 90.39% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lady's Slipper Color. The Breezy Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ghost (#c7c9d5) for more energetic effect. Try Lunar Dust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#eaeae2 is the best complementary color to Lady's Slipper. 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 #e3e3ea complementary color is Cararra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Athens Gray are #e2e6ea and #e6e2ea. Thus found on the left and right of #e3e3ea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Athens Gray and Mischka colors as they work well with Lady's Slipper.
The split-complementary Lady's Slipper palette consists of #e6eae2 and #eae6e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eaeae2). Try Gray Nurse and Cararra colors in combination with #e3e3ea, 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 #e3e3ea offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lady's Slipper. Thus Gray Nurse and Ebb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lady's Slipper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cararra, Bon Jour, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3e3ea square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lady's Slipper tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#eaeae2) and two others. The Ebb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mystic – 120° from the complementary Cararra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eae2e2 and #e2eaea.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3e3ea is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Lady's Slipper has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 90.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3e3ea is made of 2.74% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #e3e3ea |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,227,234) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 2.74, 0, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(240,14.29%,90.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,2.99%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.418,1.2748,-3.4112) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.9989,77.2096,88.8447) |