Summer Soft Blue Color

#94d3d1

Summer Soft Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #6b2c2e
Complementary Color #d39395
Color Shade: warm cyan (178.1° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 70.39% (better contrasting with black)
Summer Soft Blue Color Sample
Summer Soft Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #94d3d1

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Summer Soft Blue Color. The Neptune color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Coastal Fringe (#80b9c0) for more calm effect. Try Aqua Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d39395 is the best complementary color to Summer Soft Blue. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #94d3d1 complementary color is Can Can, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sinbad are #93d3b1 and #93b5d3. Thus found on the left and right of #94d3d1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Polo Blue colors as they work well with Summer Soft Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Summer Soft Blue palette consists of #d3b193 and #d393b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d39395). Try Tan and Can Can colors in combination with #94d3d1, 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 #94d3d1 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Summer Soft Blue. Thus Winter Hazel and Light Wisteria giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Summer Soft Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Can Can, East Side, and Pine Glade split by 90° on the color wheel. #94d3d1 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Summer Soft Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d39395) and two others. The Light Wisteria is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Can Can. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d193d3 and #95d393.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #94d3d1 is made of 26% red, 37% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Summer Soft Blue has a hue angle of 178.1°, a saturation of 41.72% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #94d3d1 is made of 24.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #94d3d1
RGB Decimal rgb(148,211,209)
RGB Percentage 26%, 37%, 37%
CMYK 24.71, 0, 0.79, 17.25
HSL hsl(178.1,41.72%,70.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(178.1,29.86%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.4532,-20.3151,-5.4395)
XYZ xyz(47.0156,57.4879,68.9399)
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