Reservoir 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 | #fe9c74 |
| Complementary Color | #8b2900 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Reservoir Color. The Star Command Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Roller Coaster Chariot (#0078be) for more energetic effect. Try Havasu as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8b2900 is the best complementary color to Reservoir. 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 #01638b complementary color is Peru Tan, 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 Orient are #008b6e and #001d8b. Thus found on the left and right of #01638b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Sea and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Reservoir.
The split-complementary Reservoir palette consists of #8b6e00 and #8b001d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b2900). Try Olive and Burgundy colors in combination with #01638b, 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 #01638b 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 Reservoir. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Reservoir contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peru Tan, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #01638b 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. Reservoir tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8b2900) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Peru Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b0062 and #008b29.
In a RGB color space, hex #01638b is made of 0% red, 41% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Reservoir has a hue angle of 197.39°, a saturation of 98.57% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #01638b is made of 54.12% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #01638b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,99,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 41%, 58% |
| CMYK | 54.12, 15.69, 0, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(197.39,98.57%,27.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.39,99.28%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.2317,-9.0408,-28.8975) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1346,10.7942,26.0281) |