Skyan 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 | #930 |
| Complementary Color | #ff9865 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Skyan Color. The Green Darner Tail color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ionized-air Glow (#55ddff) for more calm effect. Try Berta Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ff9865 is the best complementary color to Skyan. 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 #6cf complementary color is Atomic Tangerine, 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 White are #65ffe5 and #657fff. Thus found on the left and right of #6cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine and Cornflower Blue colors as they work well with Skyan.
The split-complementary Skyan palette consists of #ffe565 and #ff657f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ff9865). Try Kournikova and Wild Watermelon colors in combination with #6cf, 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 #6cf 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 Skyan. Thus Canary and Hot Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Skyan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Atomic Tangerine, Heliotrope, and Screamin' Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6cf 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. Skyan tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ff9865) and two others. The Hot Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Screamin' Green – 120° from the complementary Atomic Tangerine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff65cb and #65ff98.
In a RGB color space, hex #66ccff is made of 18% red, 36% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Skyan has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66ccff is made of 60% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #66ccff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,204,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 36%, 45% |
| CMYK | 60, 20, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(200,100%,70%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,60%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.0109,-15.1686,-33.9277) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1224,53.2305,102.5041) |