Norfolk 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 | #934518 |
| Complementary Color | #e6996c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Norfolk Sky Color. The Sky of Ocean color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Bright Spark (#94d0e9) for more calm effect. Try Big Chill as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e6996c is the best complementary color to Norfolk 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 #6cbae7 complementary color is Apricot, 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 Seagull are #6ce6d6 and #6c7ce6. Thus found on the left and right of #6cbae7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise Blue and Cornflower Blue colors as they work well with Norfolk Sky.
The split-complementary Norfolk Sky palette consists of #e6d66c and #e66c7c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e6996c). Try Rob Roy and Sunglo colors in combination with #6cbae7, 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 #6cbae7 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 Norfolk Sky. Thus Yellow Green and Deep Blush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Norfolk Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Apricot, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6cbae7 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. Norfolk Sky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e6996c) and two others. The Deep Blush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Apricot. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e66cb9 and #6ce699.
In a RGB color space, hex #6cbae7 is made of 21% red, 35% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Norfolk Sky has a hue angle of 201.95°, a saturation of 71.93% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6cbae7 is made of 48.24% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black ink.
| HEX | #6cbae7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,186,231) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 35%, 44% |
| CMYK | 48.24, 17.65, 0, 9.41 |
| HSL | hsl(201.95,71.93%,66.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.95,53.25%,90.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.2789,-11.6312,-29.829) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1671,44.0755,82.0971) |