January 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 | #ff5e46 |
| Complementary Color | #b91700 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to January Blue Color. The Cyan Sky 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 Painted Sea (#008595) for more calm effect. Try Common Teal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b91700 is the best complementary color to January 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 #00a1b9 complementary color is Milano Red, 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 Bondi Blue are #00b974 and #0044b9. Thus found on the left and right of #00a1b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jade and Cobalt colors as they work well with January Blue.
The split-complementary January Blue palette consists of #b97400 and #b90044 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b91700). Try Pirate Gold and Shiraz colors in combination with #00a1b9, 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 #00a1b9 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 January Blue. Thus Pistachio and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of January Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Milano Red, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #00a1b9 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. January Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b91700) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Milano Red. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b900a0 and #00b918.
In a RGB color space, hex #00a1b9 is made of 0% red, 47% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode January Blue has a hue angle of 187.78°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00a1b9 is made of 72.55% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #00a1b9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,161,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 47%, 53% |
| CMYK | 72.55, 9.41, 0, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(187.78,100%,36.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.78,100%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.775,-26.2667,-22.3008) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5018,28.9925,50.3618) |