Wide Sky Color

#416faf

Wide Sky is calm, 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 #be9050
Complementary Color #af8140
Color Shade: blue cyan (214.91° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 47.06% (better contrasting with white)
Wide Sky Color Sample
Wide Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #416faf

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wide Sky Color. The Berlin 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 soft alternative called Danube (#5b89c0) for more calm effect. Try Lichen Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#af8140 is the best complementary color to Wide 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 #416faf complementary color is Cape Palliser, 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 San Marino are #40a5af and #4940af. Thus found on the left and right of #416faf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pelorous and Gigas colors as they work well with Wide Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wide Sky palette consists of #a5af40 and #af4a40 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#af8140). Try Sushi and Apple Blossom colors in combination with #416faf, 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 #416faf 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 Wide Sky. Thus Sushi and Blush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wide Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Fuchsia Pink, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #416faf 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. Wide Sky tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#af8140) and two others. The Blush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Cape Palliser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #af406e and #40af81.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #416faf is made of 19% red, 32% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Wide Sky has a hue angle of 214.91°, a saturation of 45.83% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #416faf is made of 43.14% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #416faf
RGB Decimal rgb(65,111,175)
RGB Percentage 19%, 32%, 50%
CMYK 43.14, 25.1, 0, 31.37
HSL hsl(214.91,45.83%,47.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(214.91,62.86%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.429,4.6797,-38.8065)
XYZ xyz(15.6023,15.5878,42.7439)
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