Ahriman Blue Color

#199ebd

Ahriman 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 #e66142
Complementary Color #bd3818
Color Shade: mid cyan (191.34° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 41.96% (better contrasting with white)
Ahriman Blue Color Sample
Ahriman Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #199ebd

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ahriman Blue Color. The Will color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Huelveño Horizon (#17a9e5) for more energetic effect. Try Island Dream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bd3818 is the best complementary color to Ahriman 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 #199ebd complementary color is Thunderbird, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #18bd8a and #184bbd. Thus found on the left and right of #199ebd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Meadow and Denim colors as they work well with Ahriman Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ahriman Blue palette consists of #bd8a18 and #bd184b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bd3818). Try Pizza and Cardinal colors in combination with #199ebd, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #199ebd 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 Ahriman Blue. Thus La Rioja and Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ahriman Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thunderbird, Seance, and Christi split by 90° on the color wheel. #199ebd square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ahriman Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bd3818) 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 #bd189d and #18bd38.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #199ebd is made of 7% red, 42% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Ahriman Blue has a hue angle of 191.34°, a saturation of 76.64% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #199ebd is made of 64.32% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.

HEX #199ebd
RGB Decimal rgb(25,158,189)
RGB Percentage 7%, 42%, 51%
CMYK 64.32, 12.16, 0, 25.88
HSL hsl(191.34,76.64%,41.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(191.34,86.77%,74.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.1898,-22.281,-25.4323)
XYZ xyz(21.8131,28.3345,52.4636)
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