Partly Cloudy Color

#9dbbcd

Partly Cloudy 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 #624432
Complementary Color #ccaf9d
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 70.98% (better contrasting with white)
Partly Cloudy Color Sample
Partly Cloudy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9dbbcd

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Partly Cloudy Color. The Afloat color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Windy City (#88a3c2) for more calm effect. Try Seaborne as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ccaf9d is the best complementary color to Partly Cloudy. 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 #9dbbcd complementary color is Rodeo Dust, 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 Rock Blue are #9dccc7 and #9da3cc. Thus found on the left and right of #9dbbcd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shadow Green and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Partly Cloudy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Partly Cloudy palette consists of #ccc79d and #cc9da3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccaf9d). Try Chino and Eunry colors in combination with #9dbbcd, 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 #9dbbcd 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 Partly Cloudy. Thus Pine Glade and Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Partly Cloudy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rodeo Dust, London Hue, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #9dbbcd 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. Partly Cloudy tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ccaf9d) and two others. The Lilac 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 #cc9dbb and #9dccaf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9dbbcd is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Partly Cloudy has a hue angle of 202.5°, a saturation of 32.43% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9dbbcd is made of 18.82% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #9dbbcd
RGB Decimal rgb(157,187,205)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 18.82, 7.06, 0, 19.61
HSL hsl(202.5,32.43%,70.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.5,23.41%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.2642,-6.1446,-12.4296)
XYZ xyz(42.6944,47.1165,64.6018)
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