Celestial is calm, 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 | #ff9c7f |
| Complementary Color | #801c00 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Celestial Color. The China Seas color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cleo's Bath (#00507f) for more calm effect. Try Kali Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#801c00 is the best complementary color to Celestial. 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 #006380 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 Orient are #00805d and #002280. Thus found on the left and right of #006380 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tropical Rain Forest and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Celestial.
The split-complementary Celestial palette consists of #805d00 and #800022 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#801c00). Try Cinnamon and Burgundy colors in combination with #006380, 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 #006380 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 Celestial. Thus Olive and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Celestial contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #006380 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. Celestial tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#801c00) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Cedar Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #800062 and #00801d.
In a RGB color space, hex #006380 is made of 0% red, 44% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Celestial has a hue angle of 193.59°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006380 is made of 50.2% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #006380 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,99,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 44%, 56% |
| CMYK | 50.2, 11.38, 0, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(193.59,100%,25.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.59,100%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.6943,-13.4066,-23.0674) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3581,10.4822,22.0048) |