Bluejay is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #ea815f |
| Complementary Color | #a03615 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (194.68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bluejay Color. The Alpine Landing color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Newport Blue (#1c8ac9) for more calm effect. Try Caribe as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a03615 is the best complementary color to Bluejay. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #157ea0 complementary color is Tabasco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Matisse are #15a07c and #1538a0. Thus found on the left and right of #157ea0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Meadow and Torea Bay colors as they work well with Bluejay.
The split-complementary Bluejay palette consists of #a07c15 and #a01538 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a03615). Try Mandalay and Tamarillo colors in combination with #157ea0, 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 #157ea0 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 Bluejay. Thus Christi and Violet Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bluejay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tabasco, Seance, and La Palma split by 90° on the color wheel. #157ea0 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bluejay tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a03615) and two others. The Violet Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salem – 120° from the complementary Tabasco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0157e and #15a036.
In a RGB color space, hex #157ea0 is made of 7% red, 41% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Bluejay has a hue angle of 194.68°, a saturation of 76.8% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #157ea0 is made of 54.51% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #157ea0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(21,126,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 7%, 41%, 52% |
| CMYK | 54.51, 13.34, 0, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(194.68,76.8%,35.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(194.68,86.88%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.0309,-15.5247,-26.0646) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1153,17.6192,35.9146) |