Phosphorescent Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #e11 |
| Complementary Color | #ee1010 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Phosphorescent Blue Color. The Fish Boy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bright Aqua (#0bf9ea) for more energetic effect. Try Tamarama as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ee1010 is the best complementary color to Phosphorescent Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1ee complementary color is Crimson, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #10ee7f and #107fee. Thus found on the left and right of #1ee on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Green and Azure Radiance colors as they work well with Phosphorescent Blue.
The split-complementary Phosphorescent Blue palette consists of #ee7f10 and #ee107f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ee1010). Try Tango and Razzmatazz colors in combination with #1ee, 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 #1ee offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Phosphorescent Blue. Thus Ripe Lemon and Magenta / Fuchsia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Phosphorescent Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crimson, Electric Violet, and Chartreuse split by 90° on the color wheel. #1ee square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Phosphorescent Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ee1010) and two others. The Magenta / Fuchsia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green – 120° from the complementary Crimson. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ee10ed and #10ee10.
In a RGB color space, hex #11eeee is made of 3% red, 48% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Phosphorescent Blue has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 86.67% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #11eeee is made of 86.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #11eeee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,238,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 3%, 48%, 48% |
| CMYK | 86.66, 0, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(180,86.67%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,92.86%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.7263,-45.2353,-13.3228) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2383,67.4413,91.4694) |