Torea Bay Color

#0f2d9e

Torea Bay 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 #f0d261
Complementary Color #9e800f
Color Shade: cool blue (227.41° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 33.92% (better contrasting with white)
Torea Bay Color Sample
Torea Bay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0f2d9e

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Torea Bay Color. The Royal color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Catalina Blue (#062a78) for more energetic effect. Try Cadmium Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9e800f is the best complementary color to Torea Bay. 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 #0f2d9e complementary color is Buttered Rum, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Torea Bay are #0f749e and #380f9e. Thus found on the left and right of #0f2d9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Chill and Blue Gem colors as they work well with Torea Bay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Torea Bay palette consists of #749e0f and #9e380f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9e800f). Try Christi and Tabasco colors in combination with #0f2d9e, 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 #0f2d9e 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 Torea Bay. Thus La Palma and Tamarillo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Torea Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Buttered Rum, Jazzberry Jam, and Salem split by 90° on the color wheel. #0f2d9e square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Torea Bay tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#9e800f) and two others. The Tamarillo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Chill – 120° from the complementary Buttered Rum. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e0f2c and #0f9e7f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0f2d9e is made of 7% red, 21% green and 72% blue. In a HSL mode Torea Bay has a hue angle of 227.41°, a saturation of 82.66% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0f2d9e is made of 56.08% cyan, 44.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #0f2d9e
RGB Decimal rgb(15,45,158)
RGB Percentage 7%, 21%, 72%
CMYK 56.08, 44.31, 0, 38.04
HSL hsl(227.41,82.66%,33.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(227.41,90.51%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(25.0972,35.4598,-63.2423)
XYZ xyz(7.3069,4.447,32.821)
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