Azores Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #ff7a58 |
| Complementary Color | #a72200 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Azores Blue Color. The Water Raceway color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Reef Escape (#0474ad) for more calm effect. Try Americana as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a72200 is the best complementary color to Azores 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 #0085a7 complementary color is Milano Red, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Deep Cerulean are #00a775 and #0031a7. Thus found on the left and right of #0085a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jade and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Azores Blue.
The split-complementary Azores Blue palette consists of #a77500 and #a70031 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a72200). Try Pirate Gold and Burgundy colors in combination with #0085a7, 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 #0085a7 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Azores Blue. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Azores Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Milano Red, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #0085a7 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Azores Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a72200) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Haze – 120° from the complementary Milano Red. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a70084 and #00a722.
In a RGB color space, hex #0085a7 is made of 0% red, 44% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Azores Blue has a hue angle of 192.22°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0085a7 is made of 65.49% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #0085a7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,133,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 44%, 56% |
| CMYK | 65.49, 13.33, 0, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(192.22,100%,32.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192.22,100%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.3419,-17.9055,-26.5649) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3626,19.5651,39.526) |