Silver Skate 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 | #785e4e |
| Complementary Color | #b19787 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Silver Skate Color. The Apollo Bay color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Distant Sky (#6f8daf) for more energetic effect. Try Rest Assured as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b19787 is the best complementary color to Silver Skate. 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 #87a1b1 complementary color is Sandrift, 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 Bali Hai are #87b1ac and #878cb1. Thus found on the left and right of #87a1b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gulf Stream and Bali Hai colors as they work well with Silver Skate.
The split-complementary Silver Skate palette consists of #b1ac87 and #b1878b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b19787). Try Hillary and Brandy Rose colors in combination with #87a1b1, 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 #87a1b1 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 Silver Skate. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silver Skate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandrift, Amethyst Smoke, and Bay Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #87a1b1 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. Silver Skate tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b19787) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay Leaf – 120° from the complementary Sandrift. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b187a0 and #87b197.
In a RGB color space, hex #87a1b1 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Silver Skate has a hue angle of 202.86°, a saturation of 21.21% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87a1b1 is made of 16.47% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #87a1b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,161,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 6.27, 0, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(202.86,21.21%,61.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.86,23.73%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.8154,-5.3854,-11.2813) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6724,33.815,46.5053) |