Structural Blue Color

#0e9bd1

Structural Blue 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 #f1642e
Complementary Color #d1430d
Color Shade: cool cyan (196.62° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 43.73% (better contrasting with white)
Structural Blue Color Sample
Structural Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0e9bd1

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Structural Blue Color. The Gummy Dolphins 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 Lucario Blue (#0b83b5) for more energetic effect. Try Zima Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d1430d is the best complementary color to Structural 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 #0e9bd1 complementary color is Tia Maria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #0dd1a5 and #0d39d1. Thus found on the left and right of #0e9bd1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and Denim colors as they work well with Structural Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Structural Blue palette consists of #d1a50d and #d10d39 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1430d). Try Galliano and Crimson colors in combination with #0e9bd1, 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 #0e9bd1 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 Structural Blue. Thus Bahia and Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Structural Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tia Maria, Electric Violet, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #0e9bd1 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Structural Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d1430d) 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 #d10d9b and #0dd143.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0e9bd1 is made of 4% red, 41% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Structural Blue has a hue angle of 196.62°, a saturation of 87.44% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0e9bd1 is made of 76.47% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black ink.

HEX #0e9bd1
RGB Decimal rgb(14,155,209)
RGB Percentage 4%, 41%, 55%
CMYK 76.47, 21.18, 0, 18.04
HSL hsl(196.62,87.44%,43.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(196.62,93.3%,81.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.0146,-14.2259,-36.9263)
XYZ xyz(23.4111,28.1395,64.5192)
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