Scenic Water is calm, 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 | #740 |
| Complementary Color | #ffcb87 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Scenic Water Color. The Joust Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chromis Damsel Blue (#82cafc) for more calm effect. Try Long Island Sound as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ffcb87 is the best complementary color to Scenic Water. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8bf complementary color is Chardonnay, 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 White are #87f6ff and #9087ff. Thus found on the left and right of #8bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Anakiwa and Melrose colors as they work well with Scenic Water.
The split-complementary Scenic Water palette consists of #f6ff87 and #ff9087 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ffcb87). Try Dolly and Vivid Tangerine colors in combination with #8bf, 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 #8bf 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 Scenic Water. Thus Reef and Tickle Me Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scenic Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chardonnay, Blush Pink, and Mint Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #8bf 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. Scenic Water tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ffcb87) and two others. The Tickle Me Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aquamarine – 120° from the complementary Chardonnay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff87ba and #87ffcb.
In a RGB color space, hex #88bbff is made of 24% red, 32% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Scenic Water has a hue angle of 214.29°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88bbff is made of 46.67% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #88bbff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,187,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 32%, 44% |
| CMYK | 46.67, 26.67, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(214.29,100%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.29,46.67%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.8217,1.0156,-38.7512) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9737,47.9949,101.4486) |