Forget-Me-Not 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 | #ff7842 |
| Complementary Color | #bd3500 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Forget-Me-Not Color. The Disarm 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 Munsell Blue (#0093af) for more calm effect. Try Cape Pond as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bd3500 is the best complementary color to Forget-Me-Not. 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 #0087bd 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 Lochmara are #00bd94 and #0028bd. Thus found on the left and right of #0087bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Forget-Me-Not.
The split-complementary Forget-Me-Not palette consists of #bd9400 and #bd0028 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bd3500). Try Buddha Gold and Monza colors in combination with #0087bd, 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 #0087bd 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 Forget-Me-Not. Thus Pistachio and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Forget-Me-Not contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire, Purple, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #0087bd 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. Forget-Me-Not tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bd3500) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Fire. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bd0087 and #00bd35.
In a RGB color space, hex #0087bd is made of 0% red, 42% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Forget-Me-Not has a hue angle of 197.14°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0087bd is made of 74.12% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #0087bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,135,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 42%, 58% |
| CMYK | 74.12, 21.18, 0, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(197.14,100%,37.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.14,100%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.9518,-10.8777,-36.7004) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8493,21.0021,51.2572) |