Jazz Blue is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #e59560 |
| Complementary Color | #9f4e19 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Jazz Blue Color. The The Broadway color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Eye Blue (#1e80c7) for more energetic effect. Try Baleine Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9f4e19 is the best complementary color to Jazz Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1a6a9f complementary color is Hawaiian Tan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Matisse are #199f91 and #19279f. Thus found on the left and right of #1a6a9f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Meadow and Torea Bay colors as they work well with Jazz Blue.
The split-complementary Jazz Blue palette consists of #9f9119 and #9f1927 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9f4e19). Try Reef Gold and Tamarillo colors in combination with #1a6a9f, 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 #1a6a9f offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Jazz Blue. Thus Christi and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Jazz Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawaiian Tan, Seance, and La Palma split by 90° on the color wheel. #1a6a9f square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Jazz Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9f4e19) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Hawaiian Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9f196a and #199f4e.
In a RGB color space, hex #1a6a9f is made of 9% red, 36% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Jazz Blue has a hue angle of 203.91°, a saturation of 71.89% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1a6a9f is made of 52.15% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #1a6a9f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(26,106,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 36%, 55% |
| CMYK | 52.15, 20.78, 0, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(203.91,71.89%,36.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.91,83.65%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.8097,-3.791,-35.2049) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.838,13.0309,34.6922) |