Simply Posh Color

#8cb9d4

Simply Posh 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 #73462b
Complementary Color #d4a68b
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 69.02% (better contrasting with white)
Simply Posh Color Sample
Simply Posh Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8cb9d4

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Simply Posh Color. The Light Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Promise (#729cc2) for more calm effect. Try Blue Glow as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d4a68b is the best complementary color to Simply Posh. 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 #8cb9d4 complementary color is Tan, 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 #8bd4cb and #8b94d4. Thus found on the left and right of #8cb9d4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monte Carlo and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Simply Posh.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Simply Posh palette consists of #d4cb8b and #d48b94 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4a68b). Try Straw and Can Can colors in combination with #8cb9d4, 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 #8cb9d4 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 Simply Posh. Thus Deco and Can Can giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Simply Posh contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tan, Light Wisteria, and Feijoa split by 90° on the color wheel. #8cb9d4 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. Simply Posh tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d4a68b) and two others. The Can Can is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d48bb9 and #8bd4a6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8cb9d4 is made of 26% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Simply Posh has a hue angle of 202.5°, a saturation of 45.57% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8cb9d4 is made of 28.24% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black ink.

HEX #8cb9d4
RGB Decimal rgb(140,185,212)
RGB Percentage 26%, 34%, 39%
CMYK 28.24, 10.59, 0, 16.86
HSL hsl(202.5,45.57%,69.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.5,33.96%,83.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.9096,-8.3871,-18.3858)
XYZ xyz(40.0478,45.0268,68.8677)
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