Flying Fish Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #fdb535 |
| Complementary Color | #ca8101 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Flying Fish Blue Color. The Bottled Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called International Blue (#002fa7) for more energetic effect. Try International Klein Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ca8101 is the best complementary color to Flying Fish Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #024aca complementary color is Pirate Gold, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Science Blue are #01adca and #1e01ca. Thus found on the left and right of #024aca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerulean and Dark Blue colors as they work well with Flying Fish Blue.
The split-complementary Flying Fish Blue palette consists of #adca01 and #ca1d01 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ca8101). Try Rio Grande and Milano Red colors in combination with #024aca, 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 #024aca offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Flying Fish Blue. Thus Harlequin and Monza giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flying Fish Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pirate Gold, Hollywood Cerise, and Malachite split by 90° on the color wheel. #024aca square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Flying Fish Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ca8101) and two others. The Monza is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Caribbean Green – 120° from the complementary Pirate Gold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ca0149 and #01ca82.
In a RGB color space, hex #024aca is made of 1% red, 27% green and 73% blue. In a HSL mode Flying Fish Blue has a hue angle of 218.4°, a saturation of 98.04% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #024aca is made of 78.44% cyan, 50.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #024aca |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(2,74,202) |
| RGB Percentage | 1%, 27%, 73% |
| CMYK | 78.44, 50.2, 0, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(218.4,98.04%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.4,99.01%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.3186,32.9896,-70.9427) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1345,9.1747,56.9558) |