Kul Sharif Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #782c07 |
| Complementary Color | #f8ab86 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kul Sharif Blue Color. The Azure Sky color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Maya Blue (#73c2fb) for more energetic effect. Try Sail as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#f8ab86 is the best complementary color to Kul Sharif 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 #87d3f8 complementary color is Rose Bud, 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 Malibu are #86f8e4 and #869af8. Thus found on the left and right of #87d3f8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine and Jordy Blue colors as they work well with Kul Sharif Blue.
The split-complementary Kul Sharif Blue palette consists of #f8e486 and #f8869a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f8ab86). Try Sweet Corn and Geraldine colors in combination with #87d3f8, 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 #87d3f8 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 Kul Sharif Blue. Thus Mindaro and Persian Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kul Sharif Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Bud, Heliotrope, and Mint Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #87d3f8 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. Kul Sharif Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#f8ab86) and two others. The Persian Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mint Green – 120° from the complementary Rose Bud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f886d2 and #86f8ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #87d3f8 is made of 23% red, 36% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Kul Sharif Blue has a hue angle of 199.65°, a saturation of 88.98% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87d3f8 is made of 44.31% cyan, 14.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black ink.
| HEX | #87d3f8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,211,248) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 36%, 42% |
| CMYK | 44.31, 14.5, 0, 2.75 |
| HSL | hsl(199.65,88.98%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.65,45.56%,97.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.0252,-13.9691,-25.4575) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.2292,58.5167,97.4544) |