Northern Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #725333 |
| Complementary Color | #ccad8d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Northern Sky Color. The Cornflower Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Organza Violet (#7391cc) for more energetic effect. Try Blissful Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ccad8d is the best complementary color to Northern Sky. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8daccc complementary color is Sorrell Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Polo Blue are #8dcbcc and #8d8dcc. Thus found on the left and right of #8daccc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Half Baked and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Northern Sky.
The split-complementary Northern Sky palette consists of #cbcc8d and #cc8d8d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccad8d). Try Pine Glade and Puce colors in combination with #8daccc, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #8daccc offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Northern Sky. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Northern Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sorrell Brown, Viola, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #8daccc square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Northern Sky tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ccad8d) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Sorrell Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc8dac and #8dccad.
In a RGB color space, hex #8daccc is made of 27% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Northern Sky has a hue angle of 210.48°, a saturation of 38.18% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8daccc is made of 24.71% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #8daccc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,172,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 33%, 39% |
| CMYK | 24.71, 12.55, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(210.48,38.18%,67.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.48,30.88%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.1316,-3.0647,-19.7242) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6361,39.5274,62.8254) |