Ashton Skies is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #84714f |
| Complementary Color | #b09d7b |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ashton Skies Color. The Robotic Gods color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Paris (#91a7bc) for more calm effect. Try Blue Yonder as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b09d7b is the best complementary color to Ashton Skies. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7b8eb0 complementary color is Mongoose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wild Blue Yonder are #7ba8b0 and #827bb0. Thus found on the left and right of #7b8eb0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gulf Stream and Lavender Purple colors as they work well with Ashton Skies.
The split-complementary Ashton Skies palette consists of #a8b07b and #b0827b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b09d7b). Try Green Smoke and Brandy Rose colors in combination with #7b8eb0, 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 #7b8eb0 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ashton Skies. Thus Olivine and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ashton Skies contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mongoose, Bouquet, and Bay Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b8eb0 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ashton Skies tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b09d7b) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Acapulco – 120° from the complementary Mongoose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b07b8e and #7bb09d.
In a RGB color space, hex #7b8eb0 is made of 28% red, 32% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Ashton Skies has a hue angle of 218.49°, a saturation of 25.12% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b8eb0 is made of 20.78% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #7b8eb0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,142,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 32%, 40% |
| CMYK | 20.78, 13.33, 0, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(218.49,25.12%,58.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.49,30.11%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.6877,1.299,-20.0629) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6779,26.6915,44.8729) |