Silk Sox Color

#a5b2c7

Silk Sox 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 #5a4d38
Complementary Color #c7baa5
Color Shade: blue cyan (217.06° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 71.37% (better contrasting with white)
Silk Sox Color Sample
Silk Sox Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a5b2c7

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Silk Sox Color. The Ballad Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Link Water (#c7cdd8) for more calm effect. Try Washed Denim as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c7baa5 is the best complementary color to Silk Sox. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a5b2c7 complementary color is Coral Reef, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cadet Blue are #a5c3c7 and #a9a5c7. Thus found on the left and right of #a5b2c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Logan colors as they work well with Silk Sox.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Silk Sox palette consists of #c3c7a5 and #c7a9a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7baa5). Try Thistle Green and Clam Shell colors in combination with #a5b2c7, 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 #a5b2c7 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 Silk Sox. Thus Rainee and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Silk Sox contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Reef, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5b2c7 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Silk Sox tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c7baa5) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Coral Reef. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7a5b2 and #a5c7ba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a5b2c7 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Silk Sox has a hue angle of 217.06°, a saturation of 23.29% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5b2c7 is made of 13.33% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #a5b2c7
RGB Decimal rgb(165,178,199)
RGB Percentage 30%, 33%, 37%
CMYK 13.33, 8.24, 0, 21.96
HSL hsl(217.06,23.29%,71.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(217.06,17.09%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.2042,-0.121,-12.1818)
XYZ xyz(41.7462,43.9636,60.3184)
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