Perky is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #bf7183 |
| Complementary Color | #8e4051 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (166.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Perky Color. The Laurel Wreath color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Greensleeves (#39766c) for more calm effect. Try Nominee as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8e4051 is the best complementary color to Perky. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #408e7c complementary color is Tosca, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Viridian are #408e54 and #40798e. Thus found on the left and right of #408e7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Goblin and Ming colors as they work well with Perky.
The split-complementary Perky palette consists of #8e5440 and #8e4078 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e4051). Try Spicy Mix and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #408e7c, 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 #408e7c offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Perky. Thus Sycamore and Affair giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Perky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tosca, Victoria, and Sycamore split by 90° on the color wheel. #408e7c square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Perky tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#8e4051) and two others. The Affair is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern Green – 120° from the complementary Tosca. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c408e and #518e40.
In a RGB color space, hex #408e7c is made of 19% red, 43% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Perky has a hue angle of 166.15°, a saturation of 37.86% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #408e7c is made of 30.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #408e7c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,142,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 43%, 38% |
| CMYK | 30.59, 0, 7.06, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(166.15,37.86%,40.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(166.15,54.93%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.9114,-28.6101,2.3281) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4254,21.8912,22.4812) |