Cosmic Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #55553b |
| Complementary Color | #c4c4aa |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Cosmic Sky Color. The Pensive color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lily of the Nile (#9191bb) for more energetic effect. Try Velvet Crest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c4c4aa is the best complementary color to Cosmic Sky. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aaaac4 complementary color is Foggy Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cadet Blue are #aab7c4 and #b7aac4. Thus found on the left and right of #aaaac4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadet Blue and Chatelle colors as they work well with Cosmic Sky.
The split-complementary Cosmic Sky palette consists of #b7c4aa and #c4b7aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4c4aa). Try Rainee and Bison Hide colors in combination with #aaaac4, 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 #aaaac4 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cosmic Sky. Thus Spring Rain and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cosmic Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Foggy Gray, Lily, and Opal split by 90° on the color wheel. #aaaac4 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cosmic Sky tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c4c4aa) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Opal – 120° from the complementary Foggy Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4aaaa and #aac4c4.
In a RGB color space, hex #aaaac4 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Cosmic Sky has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 18.06% and a lightness of 71.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aaaac4 is made of 10.19% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #aaaac4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,170,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 10.19, 10.19, 0, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(240,18.06%,71.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,13.27%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.3724,5.2386,-13.2417) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9161,41.281,58.0361) |