Blue Danube 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 | #ff7849 |
| Complementary Color | #b62e00 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (195.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Danube Color. The Vanadyl Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Amulet Gem (#01748e) for more calm effect. Try Rare Turquoise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b62e00 is the best complementary color to Blue Danube. 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 #0087b6 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 Bondi Blue are #00b68a and #002bb6. Thus found on the left and right of #0087b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Blue Danube.
The split-complementary Blue Danube palette consists of #b68a00 and #b6002b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b62e00). Try Pirate Gold and Monza colors in combination with #0087b6, 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 #0087b6 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 Blue Danube. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Danube contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #0087b6 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. Blue Danube tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b62e00) 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 #b60087 and #00b62f.
In a RGB color space, hex #0087b6 is made of 0% red, 43% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Danube has a hue angle of 195.49°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0087b6 is made of 71.37% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #0087b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,135,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 43%, 57% |
| CMYK | 71.37, 18.43, 0, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(195.49,100%,35.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195.49,100%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.6255,-13.4942,-33.2057) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1075,20.7053,47.3508) |