Blizzard is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #1a1412 |
| Complementary Color | #ede7e5 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 91.37% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blizzard Color. The Shark color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nearsighted (#c8d5dd) for more energetic effect. Try Little Boy Blu as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ede7e5 is the best complementary color to Blizzard. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5ebed complementary color is Ebb, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mystic are #e5edeb and #e5e7ed. Thus found on the left and right of #e5ebed on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mystic and Athens Gray colors as they work well with Blizzard.
The split-complementary Blizzard palette consists of #edebe5 and #ede5e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ede7e5). Try Cararra and Ebb colors in combination with #e5ebed, 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 #e5ebed 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 Blizzard. Thus Green White and Lola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blizzard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebb, Whisper, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5ebed square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, mid 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. Blizzard tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ede7e5) and two others. The Lola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Nurse – 120° from the complementary Ebb. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ede5eb and #e5ede7.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5ebed is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Blizzard has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 18.18% and a lightness of 91.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5ebed is made of 3.14% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #e5ebed |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,235,237) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 0.78, 0, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(195,18.18%,91.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,3.38%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.6583,-1.626,-1.6739) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.3075,82.1891,91.9103) |