Whisper 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 | #080a05 |
| Complementary Color | #f8faf5 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (264° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 97.06% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Whisper Color. The Modest Violet 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 soft alternative called Homeopathic Lavender (#e5e0ec) for more calm effect. Try Velvet Scarf as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#f8faf5 is the best complementary color to Whisper. 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 #f7f5fa complementary color is Spring Wood, 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 Whisper are #f5f5fa and #f9f5fa. Thus found on the left and right of #f7f5fa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Whisper and Whisper colors as they work well with Whisper.
The split-complementary Whisper palette consists of #f5faf5 and #faf9f5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f8faf5). Try Saltpan and Spring Wood colors in combination with #f7f5fa, 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 #f7f5fa 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 Whisper. Thus Saltpan and Spring Wood giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whisper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spring Wood, Soft Peach, and Catskill White split by 90° on the color wheel. #f7f5fa square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid 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. Whisper tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#f8faf5) and two others. The Spring Wood is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Catskill White – 120° from the complementary Spring Wood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #faf7f5 and #f5f8fa.
In a RGB color space, hex #f7f5fa is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Whisper has a hue angle of 264°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 97.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f7f5fa is made of 1.18% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black ink.
| HEX | #f7f5fa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(247,245,250) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 1.96, 0, 1.96 |
| HSL | hsl(264,33.33%,97.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(264,2%,98.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.8126,1.5528,-2.172) |
| XYZ | xyz(88.2655,91.9811,103.5445) |