Alaskan Skies is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #322312 |
| Complementary Color | #eddecd |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Alaskan Skies Color. The Water Wash color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aircraft White (#edf2f8) for more calm effect. Try Promise Keeping as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#eddecd is the best complementary color to Alaskan Skies. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cddced complementary color is Parchment, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Periwinkle Gray are #cdebed and #cecded. Thus found on the left and right of #cddced on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jagged Ice and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Alaskan Skies.
The split-complementary Alaskan Skies palette consists of #ecedcd and #edcecd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eddecd). Try Aths Special and Oyster Pink colors in combination with #cddced, 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 #cddced offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Alaskan Skies. Thus Chrome White and Vanilla Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Alaskan Skies contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Parchment, Melanie, and Peppermint split by 90° on the color wheel. #cddced square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Alaskan Skies tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#eddecd) and two others. The Vanilla Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jagged Ice – 120° from the complementary Parchment. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #edcddb and #cdedde.
In a RGB color space, hex #cddced is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Alaskan Skies has a hue angle of 211.88°, a saturation of 47.06% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cddced is made of 12.55% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.
| HEX | #cddced |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,220,237) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 6.67, 0, 7.06 |
| HSL | hsl(211.88,47.06%,86.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.88,13.5%,92.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.134,-1.6541,-10.022) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.0561,70.28,90.2046) |