Science Blue is soft, 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 | #ff8933 |
| Complementary Color | #cc5600 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Science Blue Color. The Rave Regatta 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 Forget-Me-Not (#0087bd) for more calm effect. Try Old Gungeon Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cc5600 is the best complementary color to Science Blue. 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 #0076cc complementary color is Burnt Orange, 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 Lochmara are #00ccbc and #000fcc. Thus found on the left and right of #0076cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Robin's Egg Blue and Dark Blue colors as they work well with Science Blue.
The split-complementary Science Blue palette consists of #ccbc00 and #cc000f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc5600). Try Buddha Gold and Monza colors in combination with #0076cc, 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 #0076cc 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 Science Blue. Thus Pistachio and Lipstick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Science Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Burnt Orange, Electric Violet, and Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #0076cc 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. Science Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cc5600) and two others. The Lipstick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Burnt Orange. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc0076 and #00cc56.
In a RGB color space, hex #0076cc is made of 0% red, 37% green and 63% blue. In a HSL mode Science Blue has a hue angle of 205.29°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0076cc is made of 80% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #0076cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,118,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 37%, 63% |
| CMYK | 80, 33.73, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(205.29,100%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.29,100%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.6564,5.0918,-52.084) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3775,17.3165,59.5533) |