Deep Blue Sea is pale, 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 | #e5a28d |
| Complementary Color | #722e1a |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (194.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Blue Sea Color. The Sultan's Silk 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 Blue Oasis (#296d93) for more calm effect. Try Deep Water as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#722e1a is the best complementary color to Deep Blue Sea. 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 #1a5d72 complementary color is Mocha, 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 Blumine are #1a725b and #1a3172. Thus found on the left and right of #1a5d72 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Genoa and Biscay colors as they work well with Deep Blue Sea.
The split-complementary Deep Blue Sea palette consists of #725a1a and #721a31 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#722e1a). Try Himalaya and Claret colors in combination with #1a5d72, 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 #1a5d72 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 Deep Blue Sea. Thus Fern Frond and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Blue Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mocha, Honey Flower, and Dell split by 90° on the color wheel. #1a5d72 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. Deep Blue Sea tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#722e1a) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Mocha. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #721a5c and #1a722f.
In a RGB color space, hex #1a5d72 is made of 11% red, 40% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Blue Sea has a hue angle of 194.32°, a saturation of 62.86% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1a5d72 is made of 34.51% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #1a5d72 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(26,93,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 11%, 40%, 49% |
| CMYK | 34.51, 8.24, 0, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(194.32,62.86%,27.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(194.32,77.19%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.4862,-12.9476,-17.8698) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3776,9.2632,17.3187) |