Protoss Pylon is soft, 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 | #f50 |
| Complementary Color | #f50 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Protoss Pylon Color. The Tractor Beam 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 Rich Electric Blue (#0892d0) for more calm effect. Try Spiro Disco Ball as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#f50 is the best complementary color to Protoss Pylon. 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 #0af complementary color is White, 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 White are #00ffd4 and #002aff. Thus found on the left and right of #0af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bright Turquoise and Blue colors as they work well with Protoss Pylon.
The split-complementary Protoss Pylon palette consists of #ffd400 and #ff002a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f50). Try Gold and Torch Red colors in combination with #0af, 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 #0af 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 Protoss Pylon. Thus Lime and Hollywood Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Protoss Pylon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Electric Violet, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #0af 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. Protoss Pylon tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#f50) 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 #ff00a9 and #0f5.
In a RGB color space, hex #00aaff is made of 0% red, 40% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Protoss Pylon has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00aaff is made of 100% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #00aaff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,170,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 40%, 60% |
| CMYK | 100, 33.33, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(200,100%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,100%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.4966,-6.2211,-52.0679) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4247,35.9695,99.8416) |