Deep Cerulean 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 | #ff8444 |
| Complementary Color | #bb3f00 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Cerulean Color. The Azores Blue 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 Rave Regatta (#00619d) for more calm effect. Try Directoire Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bb3f00 is the best complementary color to Deep Cerulean. 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 #007bbb complementary color is Rose of Sharon, 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 #00bb9d and #001dbb. Thus found on the left and right of #007bbb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Deep Cerulean.
The split-complementary Deep Cerulean palette consists of #bb9d00 and #bb001d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bb3f00). Try Buddha Gold and Monza colors in combination with #007bbb, 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 #007bbb 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 Deep Cerulean. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Cerulean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose of Sharon, Purple, and Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #007bbb 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. Deep Cerulean tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bb3f00) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jade – 120° from the complementary Rose of Sharon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb007b and #00bb40.
In a RGB color space, hex #007bbb is made of 0% red, 40% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Cerulean has a hue angle of 200.53°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #007bbb is made of 73.33% cyan, 25.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #007bbb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,123,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 40%, 60% |
| CMYK | 73.33, 25.09, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(200.53,100%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.53,100%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.1961,-4.6382,-41.4749) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0526,17.7538,49.5945) |