Sora 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 | #5f2710 |
| Complementary Color | #efb79f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sora Blue Color. The Frosty Day 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 soft alternative called Rhodes (#89c0e6) for more calm effect. Try Watery Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#efb79f is the best complementary color to Sora 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 #a0d8ef complementary color is Mandys Pink, 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 Blizzard Blue are #9fefde and #9fb0ef. Thus found on the left and right of #a0d8ef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Magic Mint and Perano colors as they work well with Sora Blue.
The split-complementary Sora Blue palette consists of #efde9f and #ef9fb0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#efb79f). Try Chalky and Wewak colors in combination with #a0d8ef, 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 #a0d8ef 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 Sora Blue. Thus Primrose and Illusion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sora Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mandys Pink, Perfume, and Madang split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0d8ef 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. Sora Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#efb79f) and two others. The Illusion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Magic Mint – 120° from the complementary Mandys Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ef9fd8 and #9fefb7.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0d8ef is made of 26% red, 35% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Sora Blue has a hue angle of 197.47°, a saturation of 71.17% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0d8ef is made of 30.98% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #a0d8ef |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,216,239) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 35%, 39% |
| CMYK | 30.98, 9.02, 0, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(197.47,71.17%,78.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.47,33.05%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.3462,-12.4885,-17.0389) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.6331,62.8173,90.9068) |