Athena Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #920 |
| Complementary Color | #ff8865 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Athena Blue Color. The Robin's Egg color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Skyan (#66ccff) for more calm effect. Try Bioluminescence as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ff8865 is the best complementary color to Athena 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 #6df complementary color is Salmon, 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 White are #65ffd4 and #6590ff. Thus found on the left and right of #6df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine and Malibu colors as they work well with Athena Blue.
The split-complementary Athena Blue palette consists of #ffd465 and #ff6590 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ff8865). Try Dandelion and Brink Pink colors in combination with #6df, 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 #6df 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 Athena Blue. Thus Canary and Pink Flamingo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Athena Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salmon, Heliotrope, and Screamin' Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6df 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. Athena Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ff8865) and two others. The Pink Flamingo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Screamin' Green – 120° from the complementary Salmon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff65dc and #65ff88.
In a RGB color space, hex #66ddff is made of 18% red, 38% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Athena Blue has a hue angle of 193.33°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66ddff is made of 60% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #66ddff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,221,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 38%, 44% |
| CMYK | 60, 13.33, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(193.33,100%,70%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.33,60%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.7844,-23.8266,-26.5993) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.3859,61.7577,103.9253) |