Sapphire Lace is calm, 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 | #dca371 |
| Complementary Color | #8d5423 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sapphire Lace Color. The Fish Net Blue 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 Lucidity (#1e4469) for more calm effect. Try Assault as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8d5423 is the best complementary color to Sapphire Lace. 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 #235c8e complementary color is Bull Shot, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of St Tropaz are #238d8a and #23268d. Thus found on the left and right of #235c8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Elm and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Sapphire Lace.
The split-complementary Sapphire Lace palette consists of #8d8a23 and #8d2326 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d5423). Try Wasabi and Burnt Umber colors in combination with #235c8e, 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 #235c8e 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 Sapphire Lace. Thus Olive Drab and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sapphire Lace contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bull Shot, Seance, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #235c8e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Sapphire Lace tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8d5423) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Bull Shot. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d235c and #238d55.
In a RGB color space, hex #235c8e is made of 13% red, 34% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Sapphire Lace has a hue angle of 208.04°, a saturation of 60.45% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #235c8e is made of 41.96% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #235c8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(35,92,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 34%, 53% |
| CMYK | 41.96, 19.61, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(208.04,60.45%,34.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.04,75.35%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.7788,-0.5585,-32.9579) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4028,9.9646,27.019) |