Neon Blue Color

#04d9ff

Neon Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #fb2600
Complementary Color #ff2903
Color Shade: mid cyan (189.08° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50.78% (better contrasting with black)
Neon Blue Color Sample
Neon Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #04d9ff

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Neon Blue Color. The Blue Bikini color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cyan (#0ff0fe) for more calm effect. Try Spiro Disco Ball as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ff2903 is the best complementary color to Neon Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #04d9ff complementary color is Scarlet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cyan / Aqua are #03ffa7 and #035bff. Thus found on the left and right of #04d9ff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Green and Blue Ribbon colors as they work well with Neon Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Neon Blue palette consists of #ffa703 and #ff035b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ff2903). Try Web Orange and Rose colors in combination with #04d9ff, 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 #04d9ff offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Neon Blue. Thus Chartreuse Yellow and Purple Pizzazz giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Neon Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarlet, Electric Violet, and Bright Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #04d9ff square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Neon Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ff2903) and two others. The Purple Pizzazz is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green – 120° from the complementary Scarlet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff03d9 and #03ff29.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #04d9ff is made of 1% red, 46% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Neon Blue has a hue angle of 189.08°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #04d9ff is made of 98.43% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #04d9ff
RGB Decimal rgb(4,217,255)
RGB Percentage 1%, 46%, 54%
CMYK 98.43, 14.9, 0, 0
HSL hsl(189.08,100%,50.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(189.08,98.43%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.1073,-30.6779,-30.8341)
XYZ xyz(42.9129,56.8715,103.3233)
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