Summer 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 | #e77f5e |
| Complementary Color | #a13818 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (194.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Summer Blue Color. The Serene Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Butterfly Blue (#2099bb) for more calm effect. Try Caribe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a13818 is the best complementary color to Summer 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 #1880a1 complementary color is Cognac, 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 #18a17d and #183ba1. Thus found on the left and right of #1880a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Meadow and Tory Blue colors as they work well with Summer Blue.
The split-complementary Summer Blue palette consists of #a17d18 and #a1183b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a13818). Try Reef Gold and Disco colors in combination with #1880a1, 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 #1880a1 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 Summer Blue. Thus Christi and Violet Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Summer Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cognac, Seance, and La Palma split by 90° on the color wheel. #1880a1 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. Summer Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a13818) and two others. The Violet Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Cognac. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1187f and #18a139.
In a RGB color space, hex #1880a1 is made of 8% red, 41% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Summer Blue has a hue angle of 194.45°, a saturation of 74.05% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1880a1 is made of 53.73% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #1880a1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(24,128,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 8%, 41%, 51% |
| CMYK | 53.73, 12.94, 0, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(194.45,74.05%,36.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(194.45,85.09%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.7447,-16.0399,-25.5383) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5289,18.2057,36.4665) |