Kaleidoscope Color

#8da8be

Kaleidoscope 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 #725741
Complementary Color #bea38d
Color Shade: cool cyan (206.94° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 64.9% (better contrasting with white)
Kaleidoscope Color Sample
Kaleidoscope Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8da8be

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kaleidoscope Color. The Starset color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gladeye (#7a8ca6) for more calm effect. Try Distant Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bea38d is the best complementary color to Kaleidoscope. 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 #8da8be complementary color is Quicksand, 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 #8dbebb and #8d8fbe. Thus found on the left and right of #8da8be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Kaleidoscope.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Kaleidoscope palette consists of #bebb8d and #be8d8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bea38d). Try Indian Khaki and Quicksand colors in combination with #8da8be, 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 #8da8be 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 Kaleidoscope. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Kaleidoscope contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quicksand, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #8da8be 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. Kaleidoscope tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bea38d) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Quicksand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #be8da7 and #8dbea3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8da8be is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Kaleidoscope has a hue angle of 206.94°, a saturation of 27.37% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8da8be is made of 19.22% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black ink.

HEX #8da8be
RGB Decimal rgb(141,168,190)
RGB Percentage 28%, 34%, 38%
CMYK 19.22, 8.63, 0, 25.49
HSL hsl(206.94,27.37%,64.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(206.94,25.79%,74.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.5654,-4.283,-14.3532)
XYZ xyz(34.2814,37.3857,54.1245)
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