Goluboy Blue Color

#8bb9dd

Goluboy 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 #744622
Complementary Color #dcae8b
Color Shade: cool cyan (206.34° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 70.59% (better contrasting with white)
Goluboy Blue Color Sample
Goluboy Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8bb9dd

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Goluboy Blue Color. The Ariel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue Bubble (#a6d7eb) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Feather as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dcae8b is the best complementary color to Goluboy 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 #8bb9dd complementary color is Tumbleweed, 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 Morning Glory are #8bdcd7 and #8b90dc. Thus found on the left and right of #8bb9dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Goluboy Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Goluboy Blue palette consists of #dcd78b and #dc8b90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcae8b). Try Zombie and Petite Orchid colors in combination with #8bb9dd, 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 #8bb9dd 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 Goluboy Blue. Thus Feijoa and Shocking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Goluboy Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tumbleweed, Light Wisteria, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #8bb9dd 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. Goluboy Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dcae8b) and two others. The Shocking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Algae Green – 120° from the complementary Tumbleweed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dc8bb9 and #8bdcae.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8bb9dd is made of 26% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Goluboy Blue has a hue angle of 206.34°, a saturation of 54.67% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8bb9dd is made of 32.16% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #8bb9dd
RGB Decimal rgb(139,185,221)
RGB Percentage 26%, 34%, 41%
CMYK 32.16, 14.12, 0, 13.33
HSL hsl(206.34,54.67%,70.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(206.34,37.1%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.1593,-6.3701,-22.9128)
XYZ xyz(41.0476,45.4073,75.0077)
;