Deep Cove is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #faefbf |
| Complementary Color | #403404 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 13.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Cove Color. The Downriver color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Madison (#09255d) for more calm effect. Try Deep Sapphire as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#403404 is the best complementary color to Deep Cove. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #051040 complementary color is Deep Bronze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Deep Cove are #042d40 and #170440. Thus found on the left and right of #051040 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Whale and Black Rock colors as they work well with Deep Cove.
The split-complementary Deep Cove palette consists of #2d4004 and #401704 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#403404). Try Madras and Dark Ebony colors in combination with #051040, 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 #051040 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Cove. Thus San Felix and Rustic Red giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Cove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deep Bronze, Jacaranda, and Zuccini split by 90° on the color wheel. #051040 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Cove tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#403404) and two others. The Rustic Red is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sherwood Green – 120° from the complementary Deep Bronze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40040f and #044034.
In a RGB color space, hex #051040 is made of 6% red, 19% green and 75% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Cove has a hue angle of 228.81°, a saturation of 85.51% and a lightness of 13.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #051040 is made of 23.14% cyan, 18.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.9% black ink.
| HEX | #051040 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(5,16,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 6%, 19%, 75% |
| CMYK | 23.14, 18.83, 0, 74.9 |
| HSL | hsl(228.81,85.51%,13.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228.81,92.19%,25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(6.9826,16.4933,-31.6968) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.1733,0.773,4.9379) |