Hey Blue! is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #e90700 |
| Complementary Color | #fe1c16 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (181.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.31% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hey Blue! Color. The Turquoise Blue 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 soft alternative called Ice Temple (#11ffee) for more calm effect. Try Master Sword Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#fe1c16 is the best complementary color to Hey 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 #16f8ff complementary color is Scarlet, 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 Cyan / Aqua are #16fe91 and #1683fe. Thus found on the left and right of #16f8ff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Green and Dodger Blue colors as they work well with Hey Blue!.
The split-complementary Hey Blue! palette consists of #fe9116 and #fe1683 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fe1c16). Try West Side and Rose colors in combination with #16f8ff, 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 #16f8ff 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 Hey Blue!. Thus Broom and Magenta / Fuchsia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hey Blue! contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarlet, Electric Violet, and Chartreuse split by 90° on the color wheel. #16f8ff 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. Hey Blue! tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#fe1c16) and two others. The Magenta / Fuchsia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green – 120° from the complementary Scarlet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fe16f8 and #16fe1c.
In a RGB color space, hex #16f8ff is made of 4% red, 47% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Hey Blue! has a hue angle of 181.8°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #16f8ff is made of 91.37% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #16f8ff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(22,248,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 4%, 47%, 49% |
| CMYK | 91.37, 2.75, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(181.8,100%,54.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(181.8,91.37%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.1702,-44.5167,-17.0496) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9483,74.5254,106.2546) |