Sky High Color

#a7c2eb

Sky High 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 #583d14
Complementary Color #eacfa7
Color Shade: blue cyan (216.18° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 78.82% (better contrasting with white)
Sky High Color Sample
Sky High Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a7c2eb

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sky High Color. The Fly a Kite color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Swift (#82aadc) for more calm effect. Try Light Powder Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#eacfa7 is the best complementary color to Sky High. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a7c2eb complementary color is Pancho, 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 Cornflower are #a7e3ea and #aea7ea. Thus found on the left and right of #a7c2eb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Water Leaf and Biloba Flower colors as they work well with Sky High.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sky High palette consists of #e3eaa7 and #eaada7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eacfa7). Try Caper and Zinnwaldite colors in combination with #a7c2eb, 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 #a7c2eb 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 Sky High. Thus Caper and Kobi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sky High contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pancho, Light Orchid, and Madang split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7c2eb 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. Sky High tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#eacfa7) and two others. The Kobi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Water Leaf – 120° from the complementary Pancho. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eaa7c2 and #a7eacf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a7c2eb is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Sky High has a hue angle of 216.18°, a saturation of 62.96% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7c2eb is made of 26.67% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black ink.

HEX #a7c2eb
RGB Decimal rgb(167,194,235)
RGB Percentage 28%, 33%, 39%
CMYK 26.67, 16.08, 0, 7.84
HSL hsl(216.18,62.96%,78.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(216.18,28.94%,92.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.7551,0.111,-23.3284)
XYZ xyz(50.2235,52.7972,86.1411)
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