Slick 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 | #8c3327 |
| Complementary Color | #d87e72 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Slick Blue Color. The Aztec Sky 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 saturated alternative called Nancy (#57b8dc) for more energetic effect. Try Aquella as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d87e72 is the best complementary color to Slick 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 #73ccd8 complementary color is New York Pink, 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 Viking are #72d8b1 and #7299d8. Thus found on the left and right of #73ccd8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda and Danube colors as they work well with Slick Blue.
The split-complementary Slick Blue palette consists of #d8b172 and #d87299 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d87e72). Try Whiskey and Charm colors in combination with #73ccd8, 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 #73ccd8 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 Slick Blue. Thus Yellow Green and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Slick Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary New York Pink, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #73ccd8 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. Slick Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d87e72) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary New York Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d872cb and #72d87f.
In a RGB color space, hex #73ccd8 is made of 21% red, 38% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Slick Blue has a hue angle of 187.13°, a saturation of 56.42% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #73ccd8 is made of 39.61% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #73ccd8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,204,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 38%, 40% |
| CMYK | 39.61, 4.71, 0, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(187.13,56.42%,64.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.13,46.76%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.1542,-23.558,-14.2732) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0578,51.7884,72.7979) |