Heavenly Sky Color

#6b90b3

Heavenly Sky 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 #946f4c
Complementary Color #b38d6a
Color Shade: cool cyan (209.17° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.08% (better contrasting with white)
Heavenly Sky Color Sample
Heavenly Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6b90b3

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Heavenly Sky Color. The Privileged Elite color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Arabella (#82acc4) for more energetic effect. Try Flying Fish as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b38d6a is the best complementary color to Heavenly Sky. 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 #6b90b3 complementary color is Teak, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Cove are #6ab3b2 and #6a6bb3. Thus found on the left and right of #6b90b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Scampi colors as they work well with Heavenly Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Heavenly Sky palette consists of #b3b26a and #b36a6b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b38d6a). Try Gimblet and Coral Tree colors in combination with #6b90b3, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #6b90b3 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 Heavenly Sky. Thus Olivine and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Heavenly Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teak, Wisteria, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b90b3 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Heavenly Sky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b38d6a) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Teak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b36a90 and #6ab38e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6b90b3 is made of 25% red, 33% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Heavenly Sky has a hue angle of 209.17°, a saturation of 32.14% and a lightness of 56.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b90b3 is made of 28.24% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #6b90b3
RGB Decimal rgb(107,144,179)
RGB Percentage 25%, 33%, 42%
CMYK 28.24, 13.73, 0, 29.8
HSL hsl(209.17,32.14%,56.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(209.17,40.22%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.3461,-3.6689,-22.3813)
XYZ xyz(24.1733,26.327,46.4554)
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