Apocyan is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #630 |
| Complementary Color | #fc9 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Apocyan Color. The Parakeet Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Broad Daylight (#bbddff) for more calm effect. Try French Sky Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#fc9 is the best complementary color to Apocyan. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9cf complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #99feff and #99f. Thus found on the left and right of #9cf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Anakiwa and White colors as they work well with Apocyan.
The split-complementary Apocyan palette consists of #feff99 and #f99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fc9). Try Pale Canary and White colors in combination with #9cf, 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 #9cf 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 Apocyan. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apocyan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Lavender Rose, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #9cf square combo is a palette of cool cyan, mid magenta, orange 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. Apocyan tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#fc9) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f9c and #9fc.
In a RGB color space, hex #99ccff is made of 25% red, 33% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Apocyan has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99ccff is made of 40% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #99ccff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,204,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 33%, 42% |
| CMYK | 40, 20, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(210,100%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,40%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.2796,-4.0257,-30.2443) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7797,57.178,102.8624) |