Aarhusian Sky Color

#1150af

Aarhusian Sky is deep, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #eeaf50
Complementary Color #af7010
Color Shade: blue cyan (216.08° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 37.65% (better contrasting with white)
Aarhusian Sky Color Sample
Aarhusian Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #1150af

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aarhusian Sky Color. The Chun-Li Blue 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 Les Cavaliers Beach (#0f63b3) for more energetic effect. Try Ephren Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#af7010 is the best complementary color to Aarhusian Sky. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1150af complementary color is Buttered Rum, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tory Blue are #109eaf and #2110af. Thus found on the left and right of #1150af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Chill and Torea Bay colors as they work well with Aarhusian Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aarhusian Sky palette consists of #9eaf10 and #af2110 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#af7010). Try La Rioja and Tabasco colors in combination with #1150af, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #1150af 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 Aarhusian Sky. Thus Christi and Jazzberry Jam giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aarhusian Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buttered Rum, Violet Eggplant, and Malachite split by 90° on the color wheel. #1150af square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aarhusian Sky tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#af7010) and two others. The Jazzberry Jam is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Buttered Rum. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #af104f and #10af70.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #1150af is made of 6% red, 29% green and 64% blue. In a HSL mode Aarhusian Sky has a hue angle of 216.08°, a saturation of 82.29% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1150af is made of 61.96% cyan, 37.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #1150af
RGB Decimal rgb(17,80,175)
RGB Percentage 6%, 29%, 64%
CMYK 61.96, 37.26, 0, 31.37
HSL hsl(216.08,82.29%,37.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(216.08,90.29%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.891,18.7896,-55.7899)
XYZ xyz(10.8377,8.9516,41.7141)
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