Frisky Blue 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 | #844e36 |
| Complementary Color | #c8937b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Frisky Blue Color. The Tantalize color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Heritage Blue (#5d96bc) for more calm effect. Try Sky Chase as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c8937b is the best complementary color to Frisky Blue. 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 #7bb1c9 complementary color is Antique Brass, 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 Glacier are #7bc8b9 and #7b8ac8. Thus found on the left and right of #7bb1c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monte Carlo and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Frisky Blue.
The split-complementary Frisky Blue palette consists of #c8b97b and #c87b8a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8937b). Try Sorrell Brown and Puce colors in combination with #7bb1c9, 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 #7bb1c9 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 Frisky Blue. Thus Wild Willow and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Frisky Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Antique Brass, East Side, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #7bb1c9 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. Frisky Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c8937b) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Antique Brass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c87bb0 and #7bc892.
In a RGB color space, hex #7bb1c9 is made of 25% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Frisky Blue has a hue angle of 198.46°, a saturation of 41.94% and a lightness of 63.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7bb1c9 is made of 30.58% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #7bb1c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,177,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 35%, 40% |
| CMYK | 30.58, 9.41, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(198.46,41.94%,63.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.46,38.81%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.3785,-11.5737,-17.7959) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4331,39.8723,61.1396) |