Nordland Light Blue 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 | #69513a |
| Complementary Color | #c5ad96 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Nordland Light Blue Color. The Salty Tears color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Light Sea Breeze (#b7cdd9) for more energetic effect. Try Upward as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c5ad96 is the best complementary color to Nordland Light Blue. 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 #96aec5 complementary color is Indian Khaki, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #96c5c4 and #9696c5. Thus found on the left and right of #96aec5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Nordland Light Blue.
The split-complementary Nordland Light Blue palette consists of #c5c496 and #c59696 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5ad96). Try Coral Reef and Oriental Pink colors in combination with #96aec5, 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 #96aec5 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 Nordland Light Blue. Thus Swamp Green and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nordland Light Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indian Khaki, London Hue, and Norway split by 90° on the color wheel. #96aec5 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Nordland Light Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c5ad96) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Indian Khaki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c596ae and #96c5ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #96aec5 is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Nordland Light Blue has a hue angle of 209.36°, a saturation of 28.83% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96aec5 is made of 18.43% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #96aec5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,174,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 9.01, 0, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(209.36,28.83%,68.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.36,23.86%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.0267,-3.1363,-14.4577) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7918,40.7874,58.7042) |