Blue Flame is calm, 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 | #ffa177 |
| Complementary Color | #882900 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Flame Color. The Mermaid Blues color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Waterworld (#00718a) for more calm effect. Try Bridgeport as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#882900 is the best complementary color to Blue Flame. 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 #005e88 complementary color is Red Beech, 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 Orient are #00886d and #001a88. Thus found on the left and right of #005e88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Sea and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Blue Flame.
The split-complementary Blue Flame palette consists of #886d00 and #88001a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#882900). Try Olive and Burgundy colors in combination with #005e88, 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 #005e88 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 Blue Flame. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Flame contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Beech, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #005e88 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. Blue Flame tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#882900) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Red Beech. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88005d and #008829.
In a RGB color space, hex #005e88 is made of 0% red, 41% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Flame has a hue angle of 198.53°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #005e88 is made of 53.33% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #005e88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,94,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 41%, 59% |
| CMYK | 53.33, 16.47, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(198.53,100%,26.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.53,100%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.4501,-7.2614,-29.8797) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4466,9.783,24.7357) |