Bahama Blue Color

#026395

Bahama 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 #fd9c6a
Complementary Color #953401
Color Shade: cool cyan (200.41° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 29.61% (better contrasting with white)
Bahama Blue Color Sample
Bahama Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #026395

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bahama Blue Color. The Blue Luxury 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 saturated alternative called Kolibri Blue (#00477a) for more energetic effect. Try Bleu Ciel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#953401 is the best complementary color to Bahama 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 #026395 complementary color is Oregon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #01957d and #011995. Thus found on the left and right of #026395 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Observatory and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Bahama Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bahama Blue palette consists of #957d01 and #950119 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#953401). Try Olive and Carmine colors in combination with #026395, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #026395 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 Bahama Blue. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bahama Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oregon, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #026395 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bahama Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#953401) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Oregon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #950162 and #019533.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #026395 is made of 1% red, 40% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Bahama Blue has a hue angle of 200.41°, a saturation of 97.35% and a lightness of 29.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #026395 is made of 57.65% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black ink.

HEX #026395
RGB Decimal rgb(2,99,149)
RGB Percentage 1%, 40%, 60%
CMYK 57.65, 19.61, 0, 41.57
HSL hsl(200.41,97.35%,29.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200.41,98.66%,58.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.7593,-4.996,-34.0849)
XYZ xyz(9.9117,11.1065,30.0551)
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