Skyline is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #6a6148 |
| Complementary Color | #b7ae95 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (224.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Skyline Color. The Enchanting Sky 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 Romanesque (#7983a4) for more energetic effect. Try Corsican Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7ae95 is the best complementary color to Skyline. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #959eb7 complementary color is Heathered Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gull Gray are #95afb7 and #9d95b7. Thus found on the left and right of #959eb7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gull Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Skyline.
The split-complementary Skyline palette consists of #afb795 and #b79d95 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7ae95). Try Swamp Green and Thatch colors in combination with #959eb7, 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 #959eb7 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 Skyline. Thus Norway and Thatch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Skyline contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heathered Gray, Bouquet, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #959eb7 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Skyline tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b7ae95) and two others. The Thatch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Heathered Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7959e and #95b7ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #959eb7 is made of 30% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Skyline has a hue angle of 224.12°, a saturation of 19.1% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #959eb7 is made of 13.33% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #959eb7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,158,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 9.8, 0, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(224.12,19.1%,65.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(224.12,18.58%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.1701,2.1476,-14.0062) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1685,34.2622,49.6648) |