Tanzanite 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 | #eeb594 |
| Complementary Color | #6b3110 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tanzanite Blue Color. The Incremental 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 Daphne (#0f5f9a) for more energetic effect. Try Traditional Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6b3110 is the best complementary color to Tanzanite 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 #114a6b complementary color is Hairy Heath, 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 Chathams Blue are #106b5f and #101c6b. Thus found on the left and right of #114a6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Genoa and Deep Koamaru colors as they work well with Tanzanite Blue.
The split-complementary Tanzanite Blue palette consists of #6b5e10 and #6b101d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b3110). Try Olivetone and Dark Tan colors in combination with #114a6b, 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 #114a6b 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 Tanzanite Blue. Thus Green Leaf and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tanzanite Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hairy Heath, Scarlet Gum, and Bilbao split by 90° on the color wheel. #114a6b 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. Tanzanite Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6b3110) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jewel – 120° from the complementary Hairy Heath. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b1049 and #106b32.
In a RGB color space, hex #114a6b is made of 9% red, 37% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Tanzanite Blue has a hue angle of 202°, a saturation of 72.58% and a lightness of 24.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #114a6b is made of 35.29% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #114a6b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,74,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 37%, 54% |
| CMYK | 35.29, 12.94, 0, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(202,72.58%,24.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202,84.11%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.6091,-5.1642,-24.2009) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.3338,6.0783,14.802) |