Skylla Color

#1f7cc2

Skylla is soft, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #e0833d
Complementary Color #c2651f
Color Shade: cool cyan (205.77° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 44.12% (better contrasting with white)
Skylla Color Sample
Skylla Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #1f7cc2

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Skylla Color. The Matisse color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bateau (#1b7598) for more calm effect. Try Porpita Porpita as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c2651f is the best complementary color to Skylla. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1f7cc2 complementary color is Piper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mariner are #1fc2b6 and #1f2ac2. Thus found on the left and right of #1f7cc2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Java and Persian Blue colors as they work well with Skylla.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Skylla palette consists of #c2b61f and #c21f2a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2651f). Try Key Lime Pie and Cardinal colors in combination with #1f7cc2, 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 #1f7cc2 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Skylla. Thus Lima and Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Skylla contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Piper, Seance, and La Palma split by 90° on the color wheel. #1f7cc2 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Skylla tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c2651f) and two others. The Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Piper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c21f7b and #1fc265.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #1f7cc2 is made of 9% red, 36% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Skylla has a hue angle of 205.77°, a saturation of 72.44% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1f7cc2 is made of 63.92% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #1f7cc2
RGB Decimal rgb(31,124,194)
RGB Percentage 9%, 36%, 56%
CMYK 63.92, 27.45, 0, 23.92
HSL hsl(205.77,72.44%,44.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(205.77,84.02%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.2179,-0.9176,-43.8538)
XYZ xyz(17.5103,18.6017,53.7065)
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