Whimsical Blue Color

#00ebff

Whimsical Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #ff1400
Complementary Color #ff1400
Color Shade: mid cyan (184.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with black)
Whimsical Blue Color Sample
Whimsical Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #00ebff

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Whimsical Blue Color. The Aqua 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 Spanish Sky Blue (#00fffe) for more calm effect. Try Picnic Day Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ff1400 is the best complementary color to Whimsical 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 #00ebff complementary color is Scarlet, 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 Cyan / Aqua are #00ff93 and #006bff. Thus found on the left and right of #00ebff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Green and Blue Ribbon colors as they work well with Whimsical Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Whimsical Blue palette consists of #ff9300 and #ff006b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ff1400). Try Pizazz and Rose colors in combination with #00ebff, 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 #00ebff 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 Whimsical Blue. Thus Chartreuse Yellow and Magenta / Fuchsia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Whimsical Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarlet, Electric Violet, and Bright Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #00ebff 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. Whimsical Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ff1400) and two others. The Magenta / Fuchsia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green – 120° from the complementary Scarlet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff00ea and #00ff14.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #00ebff is made of 0% red, 48% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Whimsical Blue has a hue angle of 184.71°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00ebff is made of 100% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #00ebff
RGB Decimal rgb(0,235,255)
RGB Percentage 0%, 48%, 52%
CMYK 100, 7.84, 0, 0
HSL hsl(184.71,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(184.71,100%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.3201,-39.2218,-22.8742)
XYZ xyz(47.7583,66.6367,104.9528)
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