Way Beyond the 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 | #e73 |
| Complementary Color | #cc5510 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Way Beyond the Blue Color. The Structural Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Spa Dream (#1993be) for more calm effect. Try Bright Navy Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cc5510 is the best complementary color to Way Beyond the 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 #18c 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 White are #10ccb2 and #102acc. Thus found on the left and right of #18c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Java and Persian Blue colors as they work well with Way Beyond the Blue.
The split-complementary Way Beyond the Blue palette consists of #ccb210 and #cc102a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc5510). Try Galliano and Crimson colors in combination with #18c, 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 #18c 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 Way Beyond the Blue. Thus Bahia and Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Way Beyond the Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tia Maria, Electric Violet, and Malachite split by 90° on the color wheel. #18c 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. Way Beyond the Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cc5510) 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 #cc1087 and #10cc55.
In a RGB color space, hex #1188cc is made of 5% red, 38% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Way Beyond the Blue has a hue angle of 201.82°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1188cc is made of 73.33% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #1188cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,136,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 5%, 38%, 57% |
| CMYK | 73.33, 26.67, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(201.82,84.62%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.82,91.67%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.1193,-5.1688,-43.3816) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9344,22.0871,60.3393) |