Sky Babe Color

#88c1d8

Sky Babe 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 #773e27
Complementary Color #d89f88
Color Shade: cool cyan (197.25° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 69.02% (better contrasting with white)
Sky Babe Color Sample
Sky Babe Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #88c1d8

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sky Babe Color. The Salem Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chronus Blue (#72a8d1) for more energetic effect. Try Wandering River as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d89f88 is the best complementary color to Sky Babe. 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 #88c1d8 complementary color is Petite Orchid, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Half Baked are #88d8c7 and #8898d8. Thus found on the left and right of #88c1d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Sky Babe.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sky Babe palette consists of #d8c788 and #d88898 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d89f88). Try Straw and Petite Orchid colors in combination with #88c1d8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #88c1d8 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 Sky Babe. Thus Deco and Shocking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sky Babe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Petite Orchid, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #88c1d8 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sky Babe tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d89f88) and two others. The Shocking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Petite Orchid. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d888c1 and #88d89f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #88c1d8 is made of 25% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Sky Babe has a hue angle of 197.25°, a saturation of 50.63% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #88c1d8 is made of 31.38% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #88c1d8
RGB Decimal rgb(136,193,216)
RGB Percentage 25%, 35%, 40%
CMYK 31.38, 9.02, 0, 15.29
HSL hsl(197.25,50.63%,69.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(197.25,37.04%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.0339,-12.7076,-17.3692)
XYZ xyz(41.618,48.332,72.1013)
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