Summer Sky 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 | #c74f21 |
| Complementary Color | #dd6638 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Summer Sky Color. The Homeworld color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Holiday Blue (#32bcd1) for more calm effect. Try Boyzone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dd6638 is the best complementary color to Summer Sky. 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 #38b0de complementary color is Flame Pea, 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 Picton Blue are #38ddb9 and #385cdd. Thus found on the left and right of #38b0de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Summer Sky.
The split-complementary Summer Sky palette consists of #ddb938 and #dd385c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dd6638). Try Anzac and Cerise Red colors in combination with #38b0de, 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 #38b0de 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 Summer Sky. Thus Conifer and Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Summer Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flame Pea, Medium Purple, and Atlantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #38b0de 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. Summer Sky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dd6638) and two others. The Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shamrock – 120° from the complementary Flame Pea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dd38af and #38dd66.
In a RGB color space, hex #38b0de is made of 12% red, 39% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Summer Sky has a hue angle of 196.63°, a saturation of 71.55% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #38b0de is made of 65.1% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #38b0de |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,176,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 12%, 39%, 49% |
| CMYK | 65.1, 18.04, 0, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(196.63,71.55%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.63,74.77%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.4009,-17.769,-32.5848) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.341,37.1653,74.6817) |