Delos Blue 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 | #e9613f |
| Complementary Color | #c03816 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Delos Blue Color. The Placid Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Turkish Boy (#0e9ca5) for more energetic effect. Try Lago Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c03816 is the best complementary color to Delos Blue. 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 #169ec0 complementary color is Thunderbird, 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 Eastern Blue are #16c08d and #1648c0. Thus found on the left and right of #169ec0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Meadow and Denim colors as they work well with Delos Blue.
The split-complementary Delos Blue palette consists of #c08d16 and #c01648 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c03816). Try Pizza and Cardinal colors in combination with #169ec0, 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 #169ec0 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 Delos Blue. Thus La Rioja and Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Delos Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thunderbird, Seance, and Christi split by 90° on the color wheel. #169ec0 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. Delos Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c03816) and two others. The Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Thunderbird. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0169d and #16c038.
In a RGB color space, hex #169ec0 is made of 6% red, 42% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Delos Blue has a hue angle of 192°, a saturation of 79.44% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #169ec0 is made of 66.66% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #169ec0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(22,158,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 6%, 42%, 52% |
| CMYK | 66.66, 13.33, 0, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(192,79.44%,41.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192,88.54%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2753,-21.4425,-26.9895) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0722,28.4301,54.1934) |