Sky Blue Color

#9fb9e2

Sky Blue 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 #60461d
Complementary Color #e2c89e
Color Shade: blue cyan (216.72° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 75.49% (better contrasting with white)
Sky Blue Color Sample
Sky Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9fb9e2

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sky Blue Color. The Fluid Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rain Song (#c5d5e9) for more calm effect. Try Pacific Panorama as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e2c89e is the best complementary color to Sky Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9fb9e2 complementary color is Brandy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent St Blue are #9edae2 and #a69ee2. Thus found on the left and right of #9fb9e2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Morning Glory and Dull Lavender colors as they work well with Sky Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sky Blue palette consists of #dae29e and #e2a69e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2c89e). Try Zombie and Petite Orchid colors in combination with #9fb9e2, 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 #9fb9e2 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 Sky Blue. Thus Granny Smith Apple and Shocking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sky Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brandy, Light Orchid, and Granny Smith Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #9fb9e2 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Sky Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e2c89e) and two others. The Shocking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Algae Green – 120° from the complementary Brandy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e29eb8 and #9ee2c8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9fb9e2 is made of 28% red, 32% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Sky Blue has a hue angle of 216.72°, a saturation of 53.6% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9fb9e2 is made of 26.28% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #9fb9e2
RGB Decimal rgb(159,185,226)
RGB Percentage 28%, 32%, 40%
CMYK 26.28, 16.08, 0, 11.37
HSL hsl(216.72,53.6%,75.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(216.72,29.65%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.5465,0.4895,-23.4036)
XYZ xyz(45.3745,47.5598,78.74)
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