Piezo Blue Color

#a1c8db

Piezo Blue 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 #5e3724
Complementary Color #dbb4a1
Color Shade: cool cyan (199.66° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 74.51% (better contrasting with white)
Piezo Blue Color Sample
Piezo Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a1c8db

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Piezo Blue Color. The Wind Tunnel 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 Meadow Blossom Blue (#7ab2d4) for more energetic effect. Try Matte Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dbb4a1 is the best complementary color to Piezo 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 #a1c8db 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 Aqua Island are #a1dbd1 and #a1aadb. Thus found on the left and right of #a1c8db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Piezo Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Piezo Blue palette consists of #dbd1a1 and #dba1aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbb4a1). Try Sapling and Can Can colors in combination with #a1c8db, 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 #a1c8db 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 Piezo Blue. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Piezo Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Wisteria, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1c8db 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. Piezo Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dbb4a1) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Celadon – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dba1c7 and #a1dbb4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a1c8db is made of 28% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Piezo Blue has a hue angle of 199.66°, a saturation of 44.62% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1c8db is made of 22.74% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #a1c8db
RGB Decimal rgb(161,200,219)
RGB Percentage 28%, 34%, 38%
CMYK 22.74, 7.45, 0, 14.12
HSL hsl(199.66,44.62%,74.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(199.66,26.48%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.4618,-8.6083,-13.6889)
XYZ xyz(48.1384,54.0001,74.9037)
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