Thunderstorm Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #ffb09c |
| Complementary Color | #631400 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 19.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Thunderstorm Blue Color. The Grand Bleu color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Toy Submarine Blue (#005280) for more calm effect. Try China Seas as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#631400 is the best complementary color to Thunderstorm 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 #004f63 complementary color is Cedar Wood Finish, 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 Astronaut Blue are #006345 and #001d63. Thus found on the left and right of #004f63 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Thunderstorm Blue.
The split-complementary Thunderstorm Blue palette consists of #634500 and #63001d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#631400). Try Nutmeg Wood Finish and Bordeaux colors in combination with #004f63, 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 #004f63 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 Thunderstorm Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Thunderstorm Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Ripe Plum, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #004f63 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. Thunderstorm Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#631400) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Cedar Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #63004e and #006313.
In a RGB color space, hex #004f63 is made of 0% red, 44% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Thunderstorm Blue has a hue angle of 192.12°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 19.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #004f63 is made of 38.82% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.18% black ink.
| HEX | #004f63 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,79,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 44%, 56% |
| CMYK | 38.82, 7.84, 0, 61.18 |
| HSL | hsl(192.12,100%,19.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192.12,100%,38.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.6232,-13.016,-17.5681) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.0481,6.4928,12.7916) |