Sapphire Fog 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 | #665736 |
| Complementary Color | #c9ba98 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sapphire Fog Color. The Blue Tuna color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Angora Blue (#b9c6d8) for more calm effect. Try Ship Cove as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c9ba98 is the best complementary color to Sapphire Fog. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #99a8c9 complementary color is Rodeo Dust, 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 Rock Blue are #98c0c9 and #a298c9. Thus found on the left and right of #99a8c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rock Blue and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Sapphire Fog.
The split-complementary Sapphire Fog palette consists of #c0c998 and #c9a298 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9ba98). Try Pine Glade and Eunry colors in combination with #99a8c9, 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 #99a8c9 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 Sapphire Fog. Thus Sprout and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sapphire Fog contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rodeo Dust, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #99a8c9 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid 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. Sapphire Fog tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c9ba98) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Rodeo Dust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c998a8 and #98c9ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #99a8c9 is made of 29% red, 32% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Sapphire Fog has a hue angle of 221.25°, a saturation of 30.77% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99a8c9 is made of 18.82% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #99a8c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,168,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 32%, 39% |
| CMYK | 18.82, 12.94, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(221.25,30.77%,69.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221.25,23.88%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.7474,2.0221,-18.577) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6821,38.9946,60.799) |