Skink Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #a34031 |
| Complementary Color | #ce6b5c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Skink Blue Color. The Maximum Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pottery Blue (#54a6c2) for more calm effect. Try Aqua Zing as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ce6b5c is the best complementary color to Skink Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5cbfce complementary color is Chestnut Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shakespeare are #5ccea4 and #5c85ce. Thus found on the left and right of #5cbfce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Danube colors as they work well with Skink Blue.
The split-complementary Skink Blue palette consists of #cea45c and #ce5c85 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ce6b5c). Try Sundance and Mulberry colors in combination with #5cbfce, 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 #5cbfce offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Skink Blue. Thus Celery and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Skink Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chestnut Rose, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #5cbfce square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Skink Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ce6b5c) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Chestnut Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ce5cbe and #5cce6b.
In a RGB color space, hex #5cbfce is made of 19% red, 39% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Skink Blue has a hue angle of 187.89°, a saturation of 53.77% and a lightness of 58.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5cbfce is made of 44.7% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #5cbfce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,191,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 39%, 42% |
| CMYK | 44.7, 5.88, 0, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(187.89,53.77%,58.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.89,55.34%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.2239,-24.6968,-16.363) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.185,43.9931,65.0823) |