Alexandrian Sky 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 | #432623 |
| Complementary Color | #dcbfbc |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Alexandrian Sky Color. The Gentle Aquamarine 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 Baby's Breath (#d8e4e8) for more calm effect. Try Airy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dcbfbc is the best complementary color to Alexandrian Sky. 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 #bcd9dc complementary color is Clam Shell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ziggurat are #bcdccf and #bcc9dc. Thus found on the left and right of #bcd9dc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Alexandrian Sky.
The split-complementary Alexandrian Sky palette consists of #dccfbc and #dcbcc9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcbfbc). Try Akaroa and Pink Flare colors in combination with #bcd9dc, 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 #bcd9dc 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 Alexandrian Sky. Thus Tana and Thistle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Alexandrian Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clam Shell, Prelude, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcd9dc square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Alexandrian Sky tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dcbfbc) and two others. The Thistle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Surf – 120° from the complementary Clam Shell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dcbcd9 and #bcdcbf.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcd9dc is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Alexandrian Sky has a hue angle of 185.63°, a saturation of 31.37% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcd9dc is made of 12.54% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #bcd9dc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,217,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 12.54, 1.17, 0, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(185.63,31.37%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.63,14.55%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.7327,-8.9516,-4.7155) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.4702,65.4844,77.2682) |