Sora Sky Color

#4d8fac

Sora Sky is pale, 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 #b27053
Complementary Color #ac6a4d
Color Shade: cool cyan (198.32° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 48.82% (better contrasting with white)
Sora Sky Color Sample
Sora Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4d8fac

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sora Sky Color. The Blue Catch 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 Blue Antarctic (#4b789b) for more calm effect. Try Blue Mist as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ac6a4d is the best complementary color to Sora 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 #4d8fac complementary color is Santa Fe, 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 Hippie Blue are #4dac99 and #4d5fac. Thus found on the left and right of #4d8fac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and San Marino colors as they work well with Sora Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sora Sky palette consists of #ac994d and #ac4d5f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ac6a4d). Try Driftwood and Cadillac colors in combination with #4d8fac, 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 #4d8fac 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 Sora Sky. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sora Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santa Fe, Studio, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d8fac 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. Sora Sky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ac6a4d) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Santa Fe. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ac4d8f and #4dac6a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4d8fac is made of 20% red, 36% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Sora Sky has a hue angle of 198.32°, a saturation of 38.15% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d8fac is made of 37.25% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black ink.

HEX #4d8fac
RGB Decimal rgb(77,143,172)
RGB Percentage 20%, 36%, 44%
CMYK 37.25, 11.37, 0, 32.55
HSL hsl(198.32,38.15%,48.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198.32,55.23%,67.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.2887,-12.5703,-21.6763)
XYZ xyz(20.3294,24.2013,42.6296)
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