Effervescent Blue is soft, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ffcea5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a2900 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 17.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Effervescent Blue Color. The Blue Meridian color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Midnight Dreams (#002233) for more calm effect. Try Dance Studio as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a2900 is the best complementary color to Effervescent Blue. 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 #00315a complementary color is Carnaby Tan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Prussian Blue are #005a56 and #00035a. Thus found on the left and right of #00315a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Stone and Stratos colors as they work well with Effervescent Blue.
The split-complementary Effervescent Blue palette consists of #5a5600 and #5a0003 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a2900). Try Verdun Green and Rosewood colors in combination with #00315a, 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 #00315a 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 Effervescent Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Castro giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Effervescent Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Carnaby Tan, Ripe Plum, and Camarone split by 90° on the color wheel. #00315a square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Effervescent Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5a2900) and two others. The Castro is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Carnaby Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a0030 and #005a29.
In a RGB color space, hex #00315a is made of 0% red, 35% green and 65% blue. In a HSL mode Effervescent Blue has a hue angle of 207.33°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 17.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00315a is made of 35.29% cyan, 16.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #00315a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,49,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 35%, 65% |
| CMYK | 35.29, 16.07, 0, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(207.33,100%,17.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.33,100%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(19.7809,2.7933,-28.7966) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.9438,2.9348,10.0842) |