Clear Sky Color

#8eccfe

Clear Sky 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 #713301
Complementary Color #fec08e
Color Shade: cool cyan (206.79° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 77.65% (better contrasting with white)
Clear Sky Color Sample
Clear Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8eccfe

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Clear Sky Color. The Broad Daylight 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 Heisenberg Blue (#70d4fb) for more calm effect. Try Dithered Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#fec08e is the best complementary color to Clear Sky. 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 #8eccfe complementary color is Chardonnay, 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 Anakiwa are #8efef8 and #8e93fe. Thus found on the left and right of #8eccfe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Anakiwa and Malibu colors as they work well with Clear Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Clear Sky palette consists of #fef78e and #fe8e93 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fec08e). Try Dolly and Pink Salmon colors in combination with #8eccfe, 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 #8eccfe 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 Clear Sky. Thus Reef and Carnation Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Clear Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chardonnay, Heliotrope, and Mint Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #8eccfe 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. Clear Sky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#fec08e) and two others. The Carnation Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aquamarine – 120° from the complementary Chardonnay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fe8ecc and #8efec0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8eccfe is made of 24% red, 34% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Clear Sky has a hue angle of 206.79°, a saturation of 98.25% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8eccfe is made of 43.92% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #8eccfe
RGB Decimal rgb(142,204,254)
RGB Percentage 24%, 34%, 42%
CMYK 43.92, 19.61, 0, 0.39
HSL hsl(206.79,98.25%,77.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(206.79,44.09%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.6663,-7.019,-30.7031)
XYZ xyz(50.6376,56.0923,101.9239)
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