Kahu 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 | #ff6c29 |
| Complementary Color | #d64300 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Kahu Blue Color. The Advertising 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 Deep River (#0079b3) for more calm effect. Try Bird Of Paradise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d64300 is the best complementary color to Kahu 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 #0093d6 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 Cerulean are #00d6ae and #0028d6. Thus found on the left and right of #0093d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and Dark Blue colors as they work well with Kahu Blue.
The split-complementary Kahu Blue palette consists of #d6ae00 and #d60027 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d64300). Try Buddha Gold and Monza colors in combination with #0093d6, 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 #0093d6 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 Kahu Blue. Thus Pistachio and Hollywood Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kahu Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Grenadier, Electric Violet, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #0093d6 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. Kahu Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d64300) and two others. The Hollywood Cerise 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 #d60093 and #00d643.
In a RGB color space, hex #0093d6 is made of 0% red, 41% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Kahu Blue has a hue angle of 198.79°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0093d6 is made of 83.92% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #0093d6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,147,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 41%, 59% |
| CMYK | 83.92, 26.27, 0, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(198.79,100%,41.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.79,100%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.7727,-8.3558,-43.2502) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5713,25.7225,67.3936) |