Sky 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 | #892815 |
| Complementary Color | #e98876 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sky Blue Color. The Bath Water color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Clear Weather (#66bbdd) for more calm effect. Try Dead Sea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e98876 is the best complementary color to Sky 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 #76d7ea complementary color is Apricot, 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 Sky Blue are #76e9c3 and #769de9. Thus found on the left and right of #76d7ea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Riptide and Portage colors as they work well with Sky Blue.
The split-complementary Sky Blue palette consists of #e9c376 and #e9769d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e98876). Try Rob Roy and Deep Blush colors in combination with #76d7ea, 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 #76d7ea 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 Sky Blue. Thus Manz and Lavender Magenta giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sky Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Apricot, Lavender, and Sulu split by 90° on the color wheel. #76d7ea 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. Sky Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e98876) and two others. The Lavender Magenta 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 #e976d7 and #76e989.
In a RGB color space, hex #76d7ea is made of 21% red, 38% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Sky Blue has a hue angle of 189.83°, a saturation of 73.42% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #76d7ea is made of 45.49% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #76d7ea |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(118,215,234) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 38%, 41% |
| CMYK | 45.49, 7.45, 0, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(189.83,73.42%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.83,49.57%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.9568,-23.5896,-18.1759) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6229,58.3929,86.6556) |