Light Blue Glint Color

#a8d3e1

Light Blue Glint is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #572c1e
Complementary Color #e1b5a7
Color Shade: mid cyan (194.74° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 77.06% (better contrasting with black)
Light Blue Glint Color Sample
Light Blue Glint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a8d3e1

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Blue Glint Color. The VIC 20 Sky color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Soft Cloud (#d0e3ed) for more calm effect. Try Coastal Mist as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e1b5a7 is the best complementary color to Light Blue Glint. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a8d3e1 complementary color is Rose Fog, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Regent St Blue are #a7e1d2 and #a7b6e1. Thus found on the left and right of #a8d3e1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Morning Glory and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Light Blue Glint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Light Blue Glint palette consists of #e1d2a7 and #e1a7b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1b5a7). Try Sapling and Shilo colors in combination with #a8d3e1, 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 #a8d3e1 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Light Blue Glint. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Light Blue Glint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Light Wisteria, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8d3e1 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Light Blue Glint tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e1b5a7) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chinook – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1a7d3 and #a7e1b5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a8d3e1 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Light Blue Glint has a hue angle of 194.74°, a saturation of 48.72% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8d3e1 is made of 22.36% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #a8d3e1
RGB Decimal rgb(168,211,225)
RGB Percentage 28%, 35%, 37%
CMYK 22.36, 5.49, 0, 11.76
HSL hsl(194.74,48.72%,77.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(194.74,25.33%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.0278,-10.904,-11.523)
XYZ xyz(53.0333,60.3496,80.0876)
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