Soft Iris is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #191c14 |
| Complementary Color | #e7ebe2 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (262.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 90.59% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Iris Color. The Amethyst Tint color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dreamweaver (#ccc6d7) for more energetic effect. Try Dust of the Moon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e7ebe2 is the best complementary color to Soft Iris. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e6e3eb complementary color is Green White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #e2e3eb and #eae2eb. Thus found on the left and right of #e6e3eb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Athens Gray and Mischka colors as they work well with Soft Iris.
The split-complementary Soft Iris palette consists of #e3ebe2 and #ebeae2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7ebe2). Try Gray Nurse and Cararra colors in combination with #e6e3eb, 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 #e6e3eb offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soft Iris. Thus Gray Nurse and Ebb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Iris contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green White, Ebb, and Mystic split by 90° on the color wheel. #e6e3eb square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soft Iris tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#e7ebe2) and two others. The Ebb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mystic – 120° from the complementary Green White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ebe5e2 and #e2e7eb.
In a RGB color space, hex #e6e3eb is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Iris has a hue angle of 262.5°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 90.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e6e3eb is made of 1.96% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #e6e3eb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(230,227,235) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 3.14, 0, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(262.5,16.67%,90.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(262.5,3.4%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.67,2.4539,-3.5385) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.0976,77.7593,89.6482) |