Sea Blue 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 | #ff966b |
| Complementary Color | #942a00 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Blue Color. The Snorkel Sea 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 Sea Creature (#00586d) for more calm effect. Try Blueblood as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#942a00 is the best complementary color to Sea Blue. 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 #006994 complementary color is Peru Tan, 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 Bahama Blue are #009475 and #001f94. Thus found on the left and right of #006994 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Observatory and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Sea Blue.
The split-complementary Sea Blue palette consists of #947400 and #94001f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#942a00). Try Olive and Burgundy colors in combination with #006994, 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 #006994 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 Sea Blue. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peru Tan, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #006994 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. Sea Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#942a00) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Peru Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #940069 and #00942b.
In a RGB color space, hex #006994 is made of 0% red, 42% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Blue has a hue angle of 197.43°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006994 is made of 58.04% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #006994 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,105,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 42%, 58% |
| CMYK | 58.04, 16.86, 0, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(197.43,100%,29.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.43,100%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.597,-9.1382,-30.593) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3969,12.2413,29.8318) |