Chilly Blue Color

#8aaec3

Chilly Blue 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 #75513c
Complementary Color #c39e89
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.11° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 65.29% (better contrasting with white)
Chilly Blue Color Sample
Chilly Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8aaec3

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Chilly Blue Color. The Blue Beauty 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 Pinafore Blue (#7198c0) for more energetic effect. Try Drip as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c39e89 is the best complementary color to Chilly 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 #8aaec3 complementary color is Oriental Pink, 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 Nepal are #89c3bb and #8991c3. Thus found on the left and right of #8aaec3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Chilly Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chilly Blue palette consists of #c3bb89 and #c38991 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c39e89). Try Indian Khaki and Oriental Pink colors in combination with #8aaec3, 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 #8aaec3 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 Chilly Blue. Thus Olivine and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chilly Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oriental Pink, East Side, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #8aaec3 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. Chilly Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c39e89) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Oriental Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c389ad and #89c39e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8aaec3 is made of 27% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Chilly Blue has a hue angle of 202.11°, a saturation of 32.2% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8aaec3 is made of 22.35% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #8aaec3
RGB Decimal rgb(138,174,195)
RGB Percentage 27%, 34%, 38%
CMYK 22.35, 8.23, 0, 23.53
HSL hsl(202.11,32.2%,65.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.11,29.23%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.1948,-7.2477,-14.684)
XYZ xyz(35.4676,39.6155,57.407)
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