Fjord 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 | #ff8d6f |
| Complementary Color | #901e00 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Fjord Blue Color. The Quintana 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 Indigo Bunting (#006ca9) for more calm effect. Try Hypnotic Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#901e00 is the best complementary color to Fjord 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 #007290 complementary color is Red Berry, 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 Blue Lagoon are #009066 and #002990. Thus found on the left and right of #007290 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Sea and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Fjord Blue.
The split-complementary Fjord Blue palette consists of #906500 and #900029 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#901e00). Try Chelsea Gem and Burgundy colors in combination with #007290, 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 #007290 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 Fjord Blue. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fjord Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Berry, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #007290 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. Fjord Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#901e00) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Red Berry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #900071 and #00901e.
In a RGB color space, hex #007290 is made of 0% red, 44% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Fjord Blue has a hue angle of 192.5°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #007290 is made of 56.47% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black ink.
| HEX | #007290 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,114,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 44%, 56% |
| CMYK | 56.47, 11.76, 0, 43.53 |
| HSL | hsl(192.5,100%,28.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192.5,100%,56.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.302,-15.8818,-23.9886) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0514,14.0482,28.5147) |