Nancy 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 | #a84723 |
| Complementary Color | #dc7b57 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.24° 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 Nancy Color. The Dayflower color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Viking (#64ccdb) for more calm effect. Try Water Nymph as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dc7b57 is the best complementary color to Nancy. 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 #57b8dc 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 #57dcbd and #5775dc. Thus found on the left and right of #57b8dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viking and Havelock Blue colors as they work well with Nancy.
The split-complementary Nancy palette consists of #dcbd57 and #dc5775 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dc7b57). Try Equator and Cranberry colors in combination with #57b8dc, 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 #57b8dc 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 Nancy. Thus Conifer and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nancy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Terracotta, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #57b8dc 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. Nancy tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dc7b57) and two others. The Orchid 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 #dc57b7 and #57dc7b.
In a RGB color space, hex #57b8dc is made of 18% red, 37% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Nancy has a hue angle of 196.24°, a saturation of 65.52% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #57b8dc is made of 52.15% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #57b8dc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(87,184,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 37%, 45% |
| CMYK | 52.15, 14.11, 0, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(196.24,65.52%,60.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.24,60.45%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.5071,-17.9768,-26.6308) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9892,41.4745,73.9241) |