Blue Atoll Color

#00b1d2

Blue Atoll 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 #ff4e2d
Complementary Color #d22100
Color Shade: mid cyan (189.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 41.18% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Atoll Color Sample
Blue Atoll Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #00b1d2

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Atoll Color. The Vanadyl Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tomb Blue (#0099cc) for more calm effect. Try Kelp'thar Forest Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d22100 is the best complementary color to Blue Atoll. 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 #00b1d2 complementary color is Milano Red, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cerulean are #00d28a and #0047d2. Thus found on the left and right of #00b1d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and Science Blue colors as they work well with Blue Atoll.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Atoll palette consists of #d28a00 and #d20047 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d22100). Try Pirate Gold and Monza colors in combination with #00b1d2, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #00b1d2 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 Blue Atoll. Thus Rio Grande and Hollywood Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Atoll contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Milano Red, Electric Violet, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #00b1d2 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Atoll tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#d22100) and two others. The Hollywood Cerise 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 #d200b0 and #00d221.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #00b1d2 is made of 0% red, 46% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Atoll has a hue angle of 189.43°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00b1d2 is made of 82.35% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black ink.

HEX #00b1d2
RGB Decimal rgb(0,177,210)
RGB Percentage 0%, 46%, 54%
CMYK 82.35, 12.94, 0, 17.65
HSL hsl(189.43,100%,41.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(189.43,100%,82.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.5943,-25.8917,-27.2825)
XYZ xyz(27.355,36.0974,66.4985)
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