Celebration Blue 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 | #ff743b |
Complementary Color | #c43900 |
Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.45° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Celebration Blue Color. The Blue Ocean 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 Pristine Seas (#007799) for more calm effect. Try Cobalt Glaze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c43900 is the best complementary color to Celebration Blue. 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 #008bc4 complementary color is Grenadier, 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 #00c49a and #0028c4. Thus found on the left and right of #008bc4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Celebration Blue.
The split-complementary Celebration Blue palette consists of #c49a00 and #c40028 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c43900). Try Buddha Gold and Monza colors in combination with #008bc4, 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 #008bc4 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 Celebration Blue. Thus Pistachio and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Celebration Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Grenadier, Electric Violet, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #008bc4 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. Celebration Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c43900) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Grenadier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4008a and #00c438.
In a RGB color space, hex #008bc4 is made of 0% red, 41% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Celebration Blue has a hue angle of 197.45°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #008bc4 is made of 76.86% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
HEX | #008bc4 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(0,139,196) |
RGB Percentage | 0%, 41%, 59% |
CMYK | 76.86, 22.35, 0, 23.14 |
HSL | hsl(197.45,100%,38.43%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.45,100%,76.86%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(54.502,-10.5305,-38.2514) |
XYZ | xyz(19.1964,22.4508,55.5462) |