Peacock 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 | #fe986a |
| Complementary Color | #952e00 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Peacock Blue Color. The Phuket Palette color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dance Studio (#064d83) for more calm effect. Try Navy Dark Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#952e00 is the best complementary color to Peacock 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 #016795 complementary color is Brown, 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 #009579 and #001d95. Thus found on the left and right of #016795 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Observatory and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Peacock Blue.
The split-complementary Peacock Blue palette consists of #957800 and #95001d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#952e00). Try Olive and Carmine colors in combination with #016795, 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 #016795 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 Peacock Blue. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Peacock Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Brown, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #016795 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. Peacock Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#952e00) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #950066 and #00952f.
In a RGB color space, hex #016795 is made of 0% red, 41% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Peacock Blue has a hue angle of 198.65°, a saturation of 98.67% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #016795 is made of 58.04% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #016795 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,103,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 41%, 59% |
| CMYK | 58.04, 18.04, 0, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(198.65,98.67%,29.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.65,99.33%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.0198,-7.4908,-32.0975) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2876,11.8769,30.184) |