Mermaid Dreams Color

#0088bb

Mermaid Dreams 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 #f74
Complementary Color #b30
Color Shade: cool cyan (196.36° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 36.67% (better contrasting with white)
Mermaid Dreams Color Sample
Mermaid Dreams Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0088bb

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mermaid Dreams Color. The Mediterranean Blue 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 Blue Luxury (#007593) for more calm effect. Try Science Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b30 is the best complementary color to Mermaid Dreams. 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 #08b complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #00bb90 and #002abb. Thus found on the left and right of #08b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Mermaid Dreams.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mermaid Dreams palette consists of #bb9000 and #bb002a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b30). Try Pirate Gold and Monza colors in combination with #08b, 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 #08b 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 Mermaid Dreams. Thus Pistachio and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mermaid Dreams contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #08b square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm 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. Mermaid Dreams tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b30) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb0087 and #00bb32.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0088bb is made of 0% red, 42% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Mermaid Dreams has a hue angle of 196.36°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0088bb is made of 73.33% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #0088bb
RGB Decimal rgb(0,136,187)
RGB Percentage 0%, 42%, 58%
CMYK 73.33, 20, 0, 26.67
HSL hsl(196.36,100%,36.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(196.36,100%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.1635,-12.1947,-35.2256)
XYZ xyz(17.7738,21.1962,50.1682)
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