Sky Eyes Color

#8eaabd

Sky Eyes 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 #715542
Complementary Color #bda18e
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.26° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 64.9% (better contrasting with white)
Sky Eyes Color Sample
Sky Eyes Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8eaabd

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sky Eyes Color. The Identity 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 Blue Grey (#758da3) for more calm effect. Try Allure as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bda18e is the best complementary color to Sky Eyes. 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 #8eaabd 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 #8ebdb8 and #8e92bd. Thus found on the left and right of #8eaabd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Sky Eyes.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sky Eyes palette consists of #bdb88e and #bd8e92 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bda18e). Try Indian Khaki and Quicksand colors in combination with #8eaabd, 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 #8eaabd 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 Sky Eyes. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sky Eyes contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quicksand, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #8eaabd 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. Sky Eyes tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bda18e) 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 #bd8ea9 and #8ebda1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8eaabd is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Sky Eyes has a hue angle of 204.26°, a saturation of 26.26% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8eaabd is made of 18.43% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.

HEX #8eaabd
RGB Decimal rgb(142,170,189)
RGB Percentage 28%, 34%, 38%
CMYK 18.43, 7.45, 0, 25.88
HSL hsl(204.26,26.26%,64.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.26,24.87%,74.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.1489,-5.3027,-12.9149)
XYZ xyz(34.7154,38.1744,53.6828)
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