Piccolo Color

#8bd2e2

Piccolo is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #742d1d
Complementary Color #e29b8a
Color Shade: mid cyan (191.03° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 71.57% (better contrasting with black)
Piccolo Color Sample
Piccolo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8bd2e2

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Piccolo Color. The Horizon Haze color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Baby Tears (#66b9d6) for more calm effect. Try Clear Weather as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e29b8a is the best complementary color to Piccolo. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8bd2e2 complementary color is Tonys Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cornflower are #8ae2c6 and #8aa6e2. Thus found on the left and right of #8bd2e2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Riptide and Dull Lavender colors as they work well with Piccolo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Piccolo palette consists of #e2c68a and #e28aa6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e29b8a). Try Gold Sand and Shocking colors in combination with #8bd2e2, 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 #8bd2e2 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Piccolo. Thus Yellow Green and Shocking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Piccolo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tonys Pink, Lavender, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #8bd2e2 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Piccolo tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e29b8a) and two others. The Shocking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith Apple – 120° from the complementary Tonys Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e28ad1 and #8ae29a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8bd2e2 is made of 24% red, 37% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Piccolo has a hue angle of 191.03°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8bd2e2 is made of 34.12% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #8bd2e2
RGB Decimal rgb(139,210,226)
RGB Percentage 24%, 37%, 39%
CMYK 34.12, 6.28, 0, 11.37
HSL hsl(191.03,60%,71.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(191.03,38.5%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.2207,-18.1783,-14.9244)
XYZ xyz(47.4215,57.0731,80.4683)
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