Norwegian Sky Color

#b4cdde

Norwegian Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #4b3221
Complementary Color #dec5b4
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 78.82% (better contrasting with black)
Norwegian Sky Color Sample
Norwegian Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b4cdde

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Norwegian Sky Color. The Oxygen Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called White Sea (#d7e5ea) for more calm effect. Try Innocent Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dec5b4 is the best complementary color to Norwegian Sky. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4cdde complementary color is Bone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ziggurat are #b4deda and #b4b8de. Thus found on the left and right of #b4cdde on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Norwegian Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Norwegian Sky palette consists of #dedab4 and #deb4b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dec5b4). Try Stark White and Blossom colors in combination with #b4cdde, 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 #b4cdde offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Norwegian Sky. Thus Sprout and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Norwegian Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Prelude, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4cdde square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Norwegian Sky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dec5b4) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #deb4cd and #b4dec5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b4cdde is made of 30% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Norwegian Sky has a hue angle of 204.29°, a saturation of 38.89% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4cdde is made of 16.47% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #b4cdde
RGB Decimal rgb(180,205,222)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 16.47, 6.67, 0, 12.94
HSL hsl(204.29,38.89%,78.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.29,18.92%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.0932,-4.8027,-11.2365)
XYZ xyz(53.8385,58.6399,77.5883)
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