Pontoon 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 | #f39f71 |
| Complementary Color | #8e3a0c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pontoon Color. The Ink Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bumangués Blue (#0777bc) for more energetic effect. Try Mitchell Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8e3a0c is the best complementary color to Pontoon. 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 #0c608e complementary color is Korma, 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 Venice Blue are #0c8e7b and #0c1f8e. Thus found on the left and right of #0c608e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Elf Green and Torea Bay colors as they work well with Pontoon.
The split-complementary Pontoon palette consists of #8e7b0c and #8e0c1f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e3a0c). Try Corn Harvest and Monarch colors in combination with #0c608e, 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 #0c608e 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 Pontoon. Thus Christi and Jazzberry Jam giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pontoon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Korma, Purple, and Bilbao split by 90° on the color wheel. #0c608e 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. Pontoon tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8e3a0c) and two others. The Jazzberry Jam is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salem – 120° from the complementary Korma. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e0c5f and #0c8e3a.
In a RGB color space, hex #0c608e is made of 5% red, 38% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Pontoon has a hue angle of 201.23°, a saturation of 84.42% and a lightness of 30.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0c608e is made of 50.98% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #0c608e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(12,96,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 5%, 38%, 57% |
| CMYK | 50.98, 18.04, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(201.23,84.42%,30.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.23,91.55%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.5455,-5.3965,-31.7804) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.217,10.3969,27.1122) |