Port Au Prince 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 | #ff956c |
| Complementary Color | #932900 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Port Au Prince Color. The Cleo's Bath 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 Green Spool (#006474) for more calm effect. Try Ocean as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#932900 is the best complementary color to Port Au Prince. 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 #006a93 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 #009372 and #002093. Thus found on the left and right of #006a93 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Observatory and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Port Au Prince.
The split-complementary Port Au Prince palette consists of #937200 and #930020 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#932900). Try Olive and Burgundy colors in combination with #006a93, 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 #006a93 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 Port Au Prince. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Port Au Prince contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peru Tan, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #006a93 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. Port Au Prince tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#932900) 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 #930069 and #009329.
In a RGB color space, hex #006a93 is made of 0% red, 42% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Port Au Prince has a hue angle of 196.73°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 28.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006a93 is made of 57.65% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black ink.
| HEX | #006a93 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,106,147) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 42%, 58% |
| CMYK | 57.65, 16.08, 0, 42.35 |
| HSL | hsl(196.73,100%,28.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.73,100%,57.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.8677,-10.1239,-29.571) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4205,12.4147,29.4508) |