CG Blue 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 | #ff855a |
| Complementary Color | #a52a00 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to CG Blue Color. The Shinbashi Azure 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 Atlantic Mystique (#00629a) for more calm effect. Try Rich Electric Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a52a00 is the best complementary color to CG 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 #007aa5 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 Deep Cerulean are #00a57d and #0027a5. Thus found on the left and right of #007aa5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jade and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with CG Blue.
The split-complementary CG Blue palette consists of #a57d00 and #a50027 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a52a00). Try Pirate Gold and Carmine colors in combination with #007aa5, 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 #007aa5 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 CG Blue. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of CG Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #007aa5 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. CG Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a52a00) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Haze – 120° from the complementary Fire. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5007a and #00a52b.
In a RGB color space, hex #007aa5 is made of 0% red, 43% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode CG Blue has a hue angle of 195.64°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #007aa5 is made of 64.71% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #007aa5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,122,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 43%, 57% |
| CMYK | 64.71, 16.87, 0, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(195.64,100%,32.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.64,100%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.7977,-12.5061,-30.9186) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7511,16.6357,38.0836) |