Bowerbird Blue 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 | #ff9a7a |
| Complementary Color | #852000 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (194.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bowerbird Blue 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 Snorkel Sea (#004f7d) for more calm effect. Try Brilliant Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#852000 is the best complementary color to Bowerbird 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 #006585 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 #008562 and #002285. Thus found on the left and right of #006585 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Sea and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Bowerbird Blue.
The split-complementary Bowerbird Blue palette consists of #856200 and #850022 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#852000). Try Olive and Burgundy colors in combination with #006585, 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 #006585 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 Bowerbird Blue. Thus Olive and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bowerbird Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #006585 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. Bowerbird Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#852000) 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 #850064 and #008520.
In a RGB color space, hex #006585 is made of 0% red, 43% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Bowerbird Blue has a hue angle of 194.44°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 26.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006585 is made of 52.16% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #006585 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,101,133) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 43%, 57% |
| CMYK | 52.16, 12.55, 0, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(194.44,100%,26.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(194.44,100%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.5818,-12.6353,-24.722) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8873,11.0008,23.8453) |