Tusche Blue Color

#0082ad

Tusche Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #ff7d52
Complementary Color #ad2a00
Color Shade: mid cyan (194.91° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 33.92% (better contrasting with white)
Tusche Blue Color Sample
Tusche Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0082ad

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tusche Blue Color. The Painted Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Amalfi (#016e85) for more calm effect. Try Indigo Bunting as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ad2a00 is the best complementary color to Tusche Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0082ad complementary color is Fire, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Deep Cerulean are #00ad81 and #002bad. Thus found on the left and right of #0082ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Tusche Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tusche Blue palette consists of #ad8100 and #ad002b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad2a00). Try Pirate Gold and Carmine colors in combination with #0082ad, 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 #0082ad offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tusche Blue. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tusche Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #0082ad square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid 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. Tusche Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ad2a00) 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 #ad0081 and #00ad2a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0082ad is made of 0% red, 43% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Tusche Blue has a hue angle of 194.91°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0082ad is made of 67.84% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #0082ad
RGB Decimal rgb(0,130,173)
RGB Percentage 0%, 43%, 57%
CMYK 67.84, 16.86, 0, 32.16
HSL hsl(194.91,100%,33.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(194.91,100%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.6666,-14.0357,-31.0846)
XYZ xyz(15.5255,18.9824,42.3809)
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