Flight Time 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 | #5c4731 |
| Complementary Color | #ceb9a2 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (210.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Flight Time Color. The Washed Denim color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Forever Blue (#899bb8) for more calm effect. Try Alaskan Ice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ceb9a2 is the best complementary color to Flight Time. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a3b8ce complementary color is Vanilla, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rock Blue are #a2cdce and #a3a2ce. Thus found on the left and right of #a3b8ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Wistful colors as they work well with Flight Time.
The split-complementary Flight Time palette consists of #cdcea2 and #cea3a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ceb9a2). Try Chino and Eunry colors in combination with #a3b8ce, 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 #a3b8ce 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 Flight Time. Thus Sprout and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flight Time contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vanilla, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3b8ce square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Flight Time tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ceb9a2) and two others. The Careys Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Vanilla. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cea2b7 and #a2ceb9.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3b8ce is made of 29% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Flight Time has a hue angle of 210.7°, a saturation of 30.5% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3b8ce is made of 16.86% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #a3b8ce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,184,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.86, 8.62, 0, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(210.7,30.5%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210.7,20.87%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.8841,-2.4515,-13.5037) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3853,46.5237,65.0858) |