Sail Away 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 | #aa4b21 |
| Complementary Color | #de7e54 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sail Away Color. The Budgie Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Big Chill (#7ecbe2) for more calm effect. Try Rushing Stream as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#de7e54 is the best complementary color to Sail Away. 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 #55b4de complementary color is Terracotta, 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 Viking are #54dec3 and #546fde. Thus found on the left and right of #55b4de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viking and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Sail Away.
The split-complementary Sail Away palette consists of #dec354 and #de546f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#de7e54). Try Equator and Cranberry colors in combination with #55b4de, 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 #55b4de 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 Sail Away. Thus Conifer and Deep Blush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sail Away contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Terracotta, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #55b4de 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. Sail Away tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#de7e54) and two others. The Deep Blush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Terracotta. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #de54b3 and #54de7e.
In a RGB color space, hex #55b4de is made of 17% red, 37% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Sail Away has a hue angle of 198.39°, a saturation of 67.49% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #55b4de is made of 53.73% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #55b4de |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,180,222) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 37%, 46% |
| CMYK | 53.73, 16.47, 0, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(198.39,67.49%,60.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.39,61.71%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.3609,-15.6198,-29.4918) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2524,39.8477,75.046) |