Cotton Boll is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #181004 |
| Complementary Color | #fbf3e7 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 94.51% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cotton Boll Color. The Moon White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cotton Ball (#f2f7fd) for more energetic effect. Try Mā White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#fbf3e7 is the best complementary color to Cotton Boll. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e7effb complementary color is Linen, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Selago are #e7f8fb and #e9e7fb. Thus found on the left and right of #e7effb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White Ice and Selago colors as they work well with Cotton Boll.
The split-complementary Cotton Boll palette consists of #f9fbe7 and #fbe9e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fbf3e7). Try Coconut Cream and Linen colors in combination with #e7effb, 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 #e7effb 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 Cotton Boll. Thus Feta and Carousel Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cotton Boll contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Linen, Carousel Pink, and Feta split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7effb square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cotton Boll tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#fbf3e7) and two others. The Carousel Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White Ice – 120° from the complementary Linen. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fbe7ee and #e7fbf3.
In a RGB color space, hex #e7effb is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Cotton Boll has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 94.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7effb is made of 7.84% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black ink.
| HEX | #e7effb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(231,239,251) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 4.7, 0, 1.57 |
| HSL | hsl(216,71.43%,94.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,7.97%,98.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.1783,-0.4062,-6.7011) |
| XYZ | xyz(81.2341,85.687,103.5245) |