Windy City 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 | #775c3d |
| Complementary Color | #c2a787 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.07° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Windy City Color. The Rendezvous color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Flax-Flower Blue (#6f88af) for more calm effect. Try Silver Lake Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c2a787 is the best complementary color to Windy City. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #88a3c2 complementary color is Indian Khaki, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nepal are #87bfc2 and #8a87c2. Thus found on the left and right of #88a3c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Windy City.
The split-complementary Windy City palette consists of #bfc287 and #c28a87 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2a787). Try Pine Glade and Old Rose colors in combination with #88a3c2, 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 #88a3c2 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 Windy City. Thus Olivine and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Windy City contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indian Khaki, Viola, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #88a3c2 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Windy City tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c2a787) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gulf Stream – 120° from the complementary Indian Khaki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c287a3 and #87c2a7.
In a RGB color space, hex #88a3c2 is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Windy City has a hue angle of 212.07°, a saturation of 32.22% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88a3c2 is made of 22.75% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #88a3c2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,163,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 22.75, 12.16, 0, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(212.07,32.22%,64.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.07,29.9%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.9999,-2.0682,-18.9744) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9881,35.3237,56.1184) |