Byzantine 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 | #ff9391 |
| Complementary Color | #6e0200 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (181.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 21.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Byzantine Blue Color. The Transporter Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tile Blue (#008491) for more calm effect. Try Pilot Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6e0200 is the best complementary color to Byzantine 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 #006c6e complementary color is Lonestar, 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 Pine Green are #006e39 and #00346e. Thus found on the left and right of #006c6e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Midnight Blue colors as they work well with Byzantine Blue.
The split-complementary Byzantine Blue palette consists of #6e3900 and #6e0034 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e0200). Try Nutmeg Wood Finish and Siren colors in combination with #006c6e, 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 #006c6e 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 Byzantine Blue. Thus Olive and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Byzantine Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lonestar, Christalle, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #006c6e 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. Byzantine Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#6e0200) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Lonestar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e006b and #006e02.
In a RGB color space, hex #006c6e is made of 0% red, 50% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Byzantine Blue has a hue angle of 181.09°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 21.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006c6e is made of 43.14% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #006c6e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,108,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 50%, 50% |
| CMYK | 43.14, 0.79, 0, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(181.09,100%,21.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(181.09,100%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.9782,-24.8684,-8.6226) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.177,11.8509,16.6083) |