Star of Life is soft, 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 | #fa843e |
| Complementary Color | #c14a05 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Star of Life Color. The Pristine Seas 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 Rave Regatta (#00619d) for more energetic effect. Try Bauhaus Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c14a05 is the best complementary color to Star of Life. 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 #057bc1 complementary color is Rose of Sharon, 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 Lochmara are #05c1a8 and #051dc1. Thus found on the left and right of #057bc1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and Dark Blue colors as they work well with Star of Life.
The split-complementary Star of Life palette consists of #c1a805 and #c1051d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c14a05). Try Buddha Gold and Monza colors in combination with #057bc1, 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 #057bc1 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 Star of Life. Thus Pistachio and Lipstick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Star of Life contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose of Sharon, Electric Violet, and Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #057bc1 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. Star of Life tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c14a05) and two others. The Lipstick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Rose of Sharon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1057a and #05c14b.
In a RGB color space, hex #057bc1 is made of 2% red, 38% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Star of Life has a hue angle of 202.34°, a saturation of 94.95% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #057bc1 is made of 73.73% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #057bc1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(5,123,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 2%, 38%, 60% |
| CMYK | 73.73, 27.45, 0, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(202.34,94.95%,38.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.34,97.41%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.5548,-2.1205,-44.3523) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7712,18.0484,53.0518) |