Water Blue 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 | #f17833 |
| Complementary Color | #cc520e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Blue Color. The Tanzanite color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Reef Escape (#0474ad) for more energetic effect. Try Structural Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cc520e is the best complementary color to Water 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 #0e87cc complementary color is Tia Maria, 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 Cerulean are #0eccb2 and #0e27cc. Thus found on the left and right of #0e87cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and Persian Blue colors as they work well with Water Blue.
The split-complementary Water Blue palette consists of #ccb20e and #cc0e27 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc520e). Try Galliano and Crimson colors in combination with #0e87cc, 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 #0e87cc 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 Water Blue. Thus Pistachio and Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tia Maria, Electric Violet, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #0e87cc 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. Water Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cc520e) and two others. The Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Tia Maria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc0e86 and #0ecc53.
In a RGB color space, hex #0e87cc is made of 4% red, 38% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Water Blue has a hue angle of 201.79°, a saturation of 87.16% and a lightness of 42.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0e87cc is made of 74.51% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #0e87cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(14,135,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 4%, 38%, 58% |
| CMYK | 74.51, 27.06, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(201.79,87.16%,42.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.79,93.14%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.7938,-4.7138,-43.8983) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7442,21.7809,60.2903) |