Ocean 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 | #ffab6c |
| Complementary Color | #933e00 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ocean Color. The Fresco Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Azure Dragon (#053976) for more calm effect. Try Pulsating Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#933e00 is the best complementary color to Ocean. 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 #005493 complementary color is Brown, 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 Congress Blue are #009388 and #000a93. Thus found on the left and right of #005493 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Teal and Navy Blue colors as they work well with Ocean.
The split-complementary Ocean palette consists of #938800 and #93000a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#933e00). Try Olive and Sangria colors in combination with #005493, 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 #005493 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 Ocean. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ocean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #005493 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. Ocean tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#933e00) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #930053 and #00933e.
In a RGB color space, hex #005493 is made of 0% red, 36% green and 64% blue. In a HSL mode Ocean has a hue angle of 205.71°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 28.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #005493 is made of 57.65% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black ink.
| HEX | #005493 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,84,147) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 36%, 64% |
| CMYK | 57.65, 24.71, 0, 42.35 |
| HSL | hsl(205.71,100%,28.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.71,100%,57.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.8975,3.6544,-40.6132) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4368,8.4472,28.7896) |