Hisoku Blue Color

#abced8

Hisoku Blue 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 #543127
Complementary Color #d8b4ab
Color Shade: mid cyan (193.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 75.88% (better contrasting with black)
Hisoku Blue Color Sample
Hisoku Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #abced8

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hisoku Blue Color. The Dartmoor Mist color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Half Baked (#85c4cc) for more energetic effect. Try Mountain Main as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d8b4ab is the best complementary color to Hisoku Blue. 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 #abced8 complementary color is Clam Shell, 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 Sinbad are #abd8cb and #abb7d8. Thus found on the left and right of #abced8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sinbad and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Hisoku Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hisoku Blue palette consists of #d8cbab and #d8abb7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8b4ab). Try Akaroa and Blossom colors in combination with #abced8, 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 #abced8 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 Hisoku Blue. Thus Sprout and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hisoku Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, Light Wisteria, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #abced8 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. Hisoku Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d8b4ab) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8abce and #abd8b4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #abced8 is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Hisoku Blue has a hue angle of 193.33°, a saturation of 36.59% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #abced8 is made of 17.65% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #abced8
RGB Decimal rgb(171,206,216)
RGB Percentage 29%, 35%, 36%
CMYK 17.65, 3.93, 0, 15.29
HSL hsl(193.33,36.59%,75.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(193.33,20.83%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.6043,-9.4066,-8.8155)
XYZ xyz(51.2606,57.7584,73.4125)
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