Techno 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 | #ff9474 |
| Complementary Color | #8b2000 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Techno Blue Color. The Blue Arc color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Primal Blue (#0081b5) for more calm effect. Try Star Command Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8b2000 is the best complementary color to Techno 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 #006b8b 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 #008b65 and #00258b. Thus found on the left and right of #006b8b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Sea and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Techno Blue.
The split-complementary Techno Blue palette consists of #8b6500 and #8b0025 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b2000). Try Brown and Burgundy colors in combination with #006b8b, 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 #006b8b 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 Techno Blue. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Techno Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #006b8b 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. Techno Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8b2000) 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 #8b006a and #008b20.
In a RGB color space, hex #006b8b is made of 0% red, 43% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Techno Blue has a hue angle of 193.81°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 27.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006b8b is made of 54.51% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #006b8b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,107,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 43%, 57% |
| CMYK | 54.51, 12.55, 0, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(193.81,100%,27.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.81,100%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.813,-13.799,-24.8664) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9179,12.3795,26.2928) |