Toy 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 | #ff7760 |
| Complementary Color | #9f1700 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Toy Blue Color. The Corfu Shallows color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Jacuzzi (#007cac) for more calm effect. Try Malibu Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9f1700 is the best complementary color to Toy 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 #00889f complementary color is Sangria, 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 #009f66 and #00389f. Thus found on the left and right of #00889f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Haze and Smalt colors as they work well with Toy Blue.
The split-complementary Toy Blue palette consists of #9f6600 and #9f0038 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9f1700). Try Chelsea Gem and Paprika colors in combination with #00889f, 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 #00889f 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 Toy Blue. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Toy Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sangria, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #00889f 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. Toy Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9f1700) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Sangria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9f0087 and #009f17.
In a RGB color space, hex #00889f is made of 0% red, 46% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Toy Blue has a hue angle of 188.68°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00889f is made of 62.35% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #00889f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,136,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 46%, 54% |
| CMYK | 62.35, 9.02, 0, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(188.68,100%,31.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.68,100%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.9631,-22.3701,-20.9763) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0622,20.1115,35.8889) |