VIC 20 Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #782922 |
| Complementary Color | #dd8e86 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to VIC 20 Sky Color. The Hawaiian Breeze 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 soft alternative called Cologne (#75bfd2) for more calm effect. Try Petit Four as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dd8e86 is the best complementary color to VIC 20 Sky. 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 #87d6dd complementary color is New York Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bermuda are #86ddb9 and #86abdd. Thus found on the left and right of #87d6dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Algae Green and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with VIC 20 Sky.
The split-complementary VIC 20 Sky palette consists of #ddb986 and #dd86aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dd8e86). Try Calico and Shocking colors in combination with #87d6dd, 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 #87d6dd 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 VIC 20 Sky. Thus Yellow Green and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of VIC 20 Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary New York Pink, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #87d6dd square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. VIC 20 Sky tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dd8e86) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith Apple – 120° from the complementary New York Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dd86d5 and #86dd8d.
In a RGB color space, hex #87d6dd is made of 24% red, 38% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode VIC 20 Sky has a hue angle of 184.88°, a saturation of 55.84% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87d6dd is made of 33.73% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #87d6dd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,214,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 38%, 39% |
| CMYK | 33.73, 2.75, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(184.88,55.84%,69.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184.88,38.91%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.9963,-22.4495,-11.1124) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0894,58.4645,77.2095) |