Tomb Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #f63 |
| Complementary Color | #c30 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tomb Blue Color. The Blue Arc color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Barrier Reef (#0084a1) for more calm effect. Try Blue Bolt as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c30 is the best complementary color to Tomb 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 #09c complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #0c9 and #0032cc. Thus found on the left and right of #09c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Tomb Blue.
The split-complementary Tomb Blue palette consists of #c90 and #cc0032 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c30). Try White and Monza colors in combination with #09c, 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 #09c offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tomb Blue. Thus White and Hollywood Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tomb Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #09c square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid 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. Tomb Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c30) and two others. The Hollywood Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc0098 and #0c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #0099cc is made of 0% red, 43% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Tomb Blue has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0099cc is made of 80% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #0099cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,153,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 43%, 57% |
| CMYK | 80, 20, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(195,100%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,100%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.1056,-15.3916,-35.5537) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2903,27.1421,61.1909) |