Blue Ocean 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 | #ff8d61 |
| Complementary Color | #9e2b00 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Ocean Color. The Corfu Waters color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Baby Shoes (#005784) for more calm effect. Try Zircon Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9e2b00 is the best complementary color to Blue Ocean. 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 #00729e complementary color is Fire, 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 Allports are #009e7a and #00229e. Thus found on the left and right of #00729e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jade and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Blue Ocean.
The split-complementary Blue Ocean palette consists of #9e7a00 and #9e0023 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e2b00). Try Pirate Gold and Carmine colors in combination with #00729e, 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 #00729e 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 Blue Ocean. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Ocean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #00729e 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. Blue Ocean tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9e2b00) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Fire. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e0072 and #009e2b.
In a RGB color space, hex #00729e is made of 0% red, 42% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Ocean has a hue angle of 196.71°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00729e is made of 61.96% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #00729e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,114,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 42%, 58% |
| CMYK | 61.96, 17.25, 0, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(196.71,100%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.71,100%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.9462,-10.5571,-31.2749) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1889,14.5032,34.5047) |