Windsor Way 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 | #60361b |
| Complementary Color | #e3b99f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Windsor Way Color. The Skydiver color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cotton Wool Blue (#83abd2) for more calm effect. Try Lucea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e3b99f is the best complementary color to Windsor Way. 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 #9fc9e4 complementary color is Cashmere, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent St Blue are #9fe3dc and #9fa6e3. Thus found on the left and right of #9fc9e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Morning Glory and Dull Lavender colors as they work well with Windsor Way.
The split-complementary Windsor Way palette consists of #e3dc9f and #e39fa6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3b99f). Try Zombie and Petite Orchid colors in combination with #9fc9e4, 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 #9fc9e4 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 Windsor Way. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Windsor Way contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cashmere, Light Wisteria, and Granny Smith Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #9fc9e4 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red 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. Windsor Way tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e3b99f) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chinook – 120° from the complementary Cashmere. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e39fc9 and #9fe3b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #9fc9e4 is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Windsor Way has a hue angle of 203.48°, a saturation of 56.1% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9fc9e4 is made of 27.06% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #9fc9e4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,201,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 34%, 39% |
| CMYK | 27.06, 10.59, 0, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(203.48,56.1%,75.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.48,30.26%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.8945,-7.5969,-17.8862) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1883,54.7457,81.3733) |