Vanadyl 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 | #ff5c1f |
| Complementary Color | #e03d00 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Vanadyl Blue Color. The Mermaid Dreams 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 Greek Blue (#009fbd) for more calm effect. Try Forget-Me-Not as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e03d00 is the best complementary color to Vanadyl 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 #00a3e0 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 #00e0ad and #0032e0. Thus found on the left and right of #00a3e0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and Dark Blue colors as they work well with Vanadyl Blue.
The split-complementary Vanadyl Blue palette consists of #e0ad00 and #e00032 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e03d00). Try Corn and Monza colors in combination with #00a3e0, 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 #00a3e0 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 Vanadyl Blue. Thus Rio Grande and Hollywood Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vanadyl Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Grenadier, Electric Violet, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #00a3e0 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. Vanadyl Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e03d00) 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 #e000a2 and #00e03d.
In a RGB color space, hex #00a3e0 is made of 0% red, 42% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Vanadyl Blue has a hue angle of 196.34°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 43.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00a3e0 is made of 87.84% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #00a3e0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,163,224) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 42%, 58% |
| CMYK | 87.84, 23.92, 0, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(196.34,100%,43.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.34,100%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.9911,-13.6239,-40.6079) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5517,31.5762,75.2164) |