Out of the 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 | #e61 |
| Complementary Color | #ee6610 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Out of the Blue Color. The Cyan Cornflower Blue 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 soft alternative called Huelveño Horizon (#17a9e5) for more calm effect. Try Electron Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ee6610 is the best complementary color to Out of 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 #19e complementary color is Christine, 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 #10eed4 and #102aee. Thus found on the left and right of #19e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bright Turquoise and Blue colors as they work well with Out of the Blue.
The split-complementary Out of the Blue palette consists of #eed410 and #ee102a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ee6610). Try Ripe Lemon and Red Ribbon colors in combination with #19e, 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 #19e 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 Out of the Blue. Thus Inch Worm and Hollywood Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Out of the Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Christine, Electric Violet, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #19e 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. Out of the Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ee6610) and two others. The Hollywood Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Christine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ee1098 and #10ee65.
In a RGB color space, hex #1199ee is made of 4% red, 38% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Out of the Blue has a hue angle of 203.08°, a saturation of 86.67% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1199ee is made of 86.66% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #1199ee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,153,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 4%, 38%, 58% |
| CMYK | 86.66, 33.33, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(203.08,86.67%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.08,92.86%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.8475,-2.3321,-51.7132) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.055,29.0747,85.0749) |