Sky City Color

#a0bdd9

Sky City 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 #5f4226
Complementary Color #d9bba0
Color Shade: cool cyan (209.47° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 73.92% (better contrasting with white)
Sky City Color Sample
Sky City Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a0bdd9

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sky City Color. The Washing Powder Soft Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Wisteria Blue (#84a2d4) for more energetic effect. Try Distant Shore as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d9bba0 is the best complementary color to Sky City. 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 #a0bdd9 complementary color is Cameo, 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 Pigeon Post are #a0d9d8 and #a0a0d9. Thus found on the left and right of #a0bdd9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Sky City.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sky City palette consists of #d9d8a0 and #d9a0a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9bba0). Try Winter Hazel and Can Can colors in combination with #a0bdd9, 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 #a0bdd9 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 Sky City. Thus Deco and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sky City contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0bdd9 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. Sky City tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d9bba0) and two others. The Careys Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9a0bd and #a0d9bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a0bdd9 is made of 28% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Sky City has a hue angle of 209.47°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 73.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0bdd9 is made of 22.35% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #a0bdd9
RGB Decimal rgb(160,189,217)
RGB Percentage 28%, 33%, 38%
CMYK 22.35, 10.98, 0, 14.9
HSL hsl(209.47,42.86%,73.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(209.47,26.27%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.3757,-3.5312,-17.2585)
XYZ xyz(45.2192,48.8785,72.6968)
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