Cotton Ball is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #0d0802 |
| Complementary Color | #fdf8f2 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 97.06% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cotton Ball Color. The Mā White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Placebo Blue (#ebf4fc) for more energetic effect. Try Moon White as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#fdf8f2 is the best complementary color to Cotton Ball. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f2f7fd complementary color is Linen, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Selago are #f2fcfd and #f2f2fd. Thus found on the left and right of #f2f7fd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White Ice and Selago colors as they work well with Cotton Ball.
The split-complementary Cotton Ball palette consists of #fcfdf2 and #fdf2f2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fdf8f2). Try Feta and Linen colors in combination with #f2f7fd, 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 #f2f7fd 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 Ball. Thus Feta and Carousel Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cotton Ball contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Linen, Carousel Pink, and Feta split by 90° on the color wheel. #f2f7fd square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Cotton Ball tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#fdf8f2) 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 #fdf2f6 and #f2fdf8.
In a RGB color space, hex #f2f7fd is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Cotton Ball has a hue angle of 212.73°, a saturation of 73.33% and a lightness of 97.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f2f7fd is made of 4.32% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black ink.
| HEX | #f2f7fd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(242,247,253) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.32, 2.36, 0, 0.78 |
| HSL | hsl(212.73,73.33%,97.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.73,4.35%,99.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.0205,-0.5571,-3.4579) |
| XYZ | xyz(87.6083,92.4906,106.1635) |