Pulsating Blue 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 | #fe9872 |
| Complementary Color | #8d2600 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pulsating Blue Color. The Rainy Morning color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blueblood (#015086) for more calm effect. Try Blue Meridian as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8d2600 is the best complementary color to Pulsating Blue. 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 #01678d 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 Bahama Blue are #008d6d and #00208d. Thus found on the left and right of #01678d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Observatory and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Pulsating Blue.
The split-complementary Pulsating Blue palette consists of #8d6d00 and #8d0020 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d2600). Try Olive and Burgundy colors in combination with #01678d, 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 #01678d 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 Pulsating Blue. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pulsating Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peru Tan, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #01678d 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. Pulsating Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8d2600) 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 #8d0066 and #008d27.
In a RGB color space, hex #01678d is made of 0% red, 42% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Pulsating Blue has a hue angle of 196.29°, a saturation of 98.59% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #01678d is made of 54.9% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #01678d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,103,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 42%, 58% |
| CMYK | 54.9, 14.9, 0, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(196.29,98.59%,27.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.29,99.29%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.622,-10.6392,-27.9247) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6705,11.63,26.9344) |