Deluge Color

#0077aa

Deluge 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 #f85
Complementary Color #a30
Color Shade: cool cyan (198° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 33.33% (better contrasting with white)
Deluge Color Sample
Deluge Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0077aa

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deluge Color. The Caneel Bay 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 Bimini Blue (#007a91) for more calm effect. Try Jetski Race as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a30 is the best complementary color to Deluge. 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 #07a complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #00aa87 and #0021aa. Thus found on the left and right of #07a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Deluge.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deluge palette consists of #aa8700 and #aa0021 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a30). Try Pirate Gold and Carmine colors in combination with #07a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #07a 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 Deluge. Thus White and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deluge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #07a square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deluge tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a30) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Haze – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa0076 and #00aa32.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0077aa is made of 0% red, 41% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Deluge has a hue angle of 198°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0077aa is made of 66.67% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #0077aa
RGB Decimal rgb(0,119,170)
RGB Percentage 0%, 41%, 59%
CMYK 66.67, 20, 0, 33.33
HSL hsl(198,100%,33.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198,100%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.1001,-8.8553,-34.9305)
XYZ xyz(13.8525,16.0959,40.4069)
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