Azure Lake Color

#7bbbc8

Azure Lake 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 #844437
Complementary Color #c7887b
Color Shade: mid cyan (190.13° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 63.33% (better contrasting with white)
Azure Lake Color Sample
Azure Lake Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7bbbc8

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Azure Lake Color. The Pottery Blue 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 Gem Turquoise (#53c2c3) for more energetic effect. Try Surgical Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c7887b is the best complementary color to Azure Lake. 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 #7bbbc8 complementary color is Old Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Half Baked are #7bc7ae and #7b94c7. Thus found on the left and right of #7bbbc8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monte Carlo and Polo Blue colors as they work well with Azure Lake.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Azure Lake palette consists of #c7ae7b and #c77b94 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7887b). Try Sorrell Brown and Puce colors in combination with #7bbbc8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #7bbbc8 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 Azure Lake. Thus Wild Willow and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Azure Lake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, East Side, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #7bbbc8 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Azure Lake tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c7887b) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Old Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c77bba and #7bc788.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7bbbc8 is made of 24% red, 37% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Azure Lake has a hue angle of 190.13°, a saturation of 41.18% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7bbbc8 is made of 30.19% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #7bbbc8
RGB Decimal rgb(123,187,200)
RGB Percentage 24%, 37%, 39%
CMYK 30.19, 5.1, 0, 21.57
HSL hsl(190.13,41.18%,63.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(190.13,38.5%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.1762,-17.0909,-13.0308)
XYZ xyz(36.364,43.9217,61.2047)
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