Swift Color

#82aadc

Swift 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 #7d5523
Complementary Color #dcb481
Color Shade: blue cyan (213.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 68.63% (better contrasting with white)
Swift Color Sample
Swift Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #82aadc

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Swift Color. The Angela Bay 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 saturated alternative called Sweet Dreams (#9bc7ea) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Cerulean as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dcb481 is the best complementary color to Swift. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #82aadc complementary color is Tumbleweed, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chetwode Blue are #81d6dc and #8781dc. Thus found on the left and right of #82aadc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Swift.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Swift palette consists of #d6dc81 and #dc8781 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcb481). Try Yellow Green and New York Pink colors in combination with #82aadc, 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 #82aadc 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 Swift. Thus Feijoa and Charm giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Swift contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tumbleweed, Orchid, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #82aadc square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Swift tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#dcb481) and two others. The Charm is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Algae Green – 120° from the complementary Tumbleweed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dc81a9 and #81dcb4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #82aadc is made of 25% red, 33% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Swift has a hue angle of 213.33°, a saturation of 56.25% and a lightness of 68.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #82aadc is made of 35.29% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #82aadc
RGB Decimal rgb(130,170,220)
RGB Percentage 25%, 33%, 42%
CMYK 35.29, 19.6, 0, 13.73
HSL hsl(213.33,56.25%,68.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(213.33,40.91%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.5061,-0.8236,-29.5441)
XYZ xyz(36.4989,38.6626,73.2491)
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