London Rain is deep, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #fa4 |
| Complementary Color | #b60 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to London Rain Color. The Medium Persian Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Amalfitan Azure (#033b9a) for more calm effect. Try Indigo Carmine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b60 is the best complementary color to London Rain. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #05b complementary color is White, 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 White are #00b2bb and #0800bb. Thus found on the left and right of #05b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pacific Blue and Dark Blue colors as they work well with London Rain.
The split-complementary London Rain palette consists of #b2bb00 and #bb0800 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b60). Try Buddha Gold and Guardsman Red colors in combination with #05b, 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 #05b 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 London Rain. Thus Limeade and Lipstick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of London Rain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Hollywood Cerise, and Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #05b 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. London Rain tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b60) and two others. The Lipstick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb0054 and #0b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #0055bb is made of 0% red, 31% green and 69% blue. In a HSL mode London Rain has a hue angle of 212.73°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0055bb is made of 73.33% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #0055bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,85,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 31%, 69% |
| CMYK | 73.33, 40, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(212.73,100%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.73,100%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.9943,19.6095,-59.4549) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2181,10.0849,48.3163) |