Shiva Blue Color

#99dbfe

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

Inverse Color #662401
Complementary Color #febc99
Color Shade: cool cyan (200.79° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 79.8% (better contrasting with black)
Shiva Blue Color Sample
Shiva Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #99dbfe

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shiva Blue Color. The Ice Effect color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called French Pass (#bdedfd) for more calm effect. Try Beyond the Clouds as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#febc99 is the best complementary color to Shiva 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 #99dbfe complementary color is Peach Orange, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Anakiwa are #99feee and #99a8fe. Thus found on the left and right of #99dbfe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Anakiwa and Melrose colors as they work well with Shiva Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shiva Blue palette consists of #feee99 and #fe99a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#febc99). Try Picasso and Pink Salmon colors in combination with #99dbfe, 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 #99dbfe 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 Shiva Blue. Thus Jonquil and Lavender Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shiva Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peach Orange, Mauve, and Mint Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #99dbfe square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green 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. Shiva Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#febc99) and two others. The Lavender Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mint Green – 120° from the complementary Peach Orange. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fe99da and #99febc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #99dbfe is made of 24% red, 35% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Shiva Blue has a hue angle of 200.79°, a saturation of 98.06% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99dbfe is made of 39.61% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black ink.

HEX #99dbfe
RGB Decimal rgb(153,219,254)
RGB Percentage 24%, 35%, 41%
CMYK 39.61, 13.73, 0, 0.39
HSL hsl(200.79,98.06%,79.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200.79,39.76%,99.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.2726,-12.1522,-23.6142)
XYZ xyz(56.3578,64.5911,103.2629)
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