Bosporus 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 | #fea28a |
| Complementary Color | #751800 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bosporus Color. The Havasu color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Maniac Mansion (#004058) for more energetic effect. Try Broadwater Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#751800 is the best complementary color to Bosporus. 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 #015d75 complementary color is Cedar Wood Finish, 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 Orient are #007552 and #002275. Thus found on the left and right of #015d75 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tropical Rain Forest and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Bosporus.
The split-complementary Bosporus palette consists of #755200 and #750022 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#751800). Try Cinnamon and Venetian Red colors in combination with #015d75, 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 #015d75 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 Bosporus. Thus Olive and Pompadour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bosporus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cedar Wood Finish, Pigment Indigo, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #015d75 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. Bosporus tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#751800) and two others. The Pompadour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Camarone – 120° from the complementary Cedar Wood Finish. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #75005c and #007518.
In a RGB color space, hex #015d75 is made of 0% red, 44% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Bosporus has a hue angle of 192.41°, a saturation of 98.31% and a lightness of 23.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #015d75 is made of 45.49% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black ink.
| HEX | #015d75 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,93,117) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 44%, 55% |
| CMYK | 45.49, 9.41, 0, 54.12 |
| HSL | hsl(192.41,98.31%,23.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192.41,99.15%,45.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.2134,-14.1085,-20.1754) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1378,9.1195,18.2137) |