Pagoda Blue 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 | #e58071 |
| Complementary Color | #8e2819 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.76° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pagoda Blue Color. The Bold Bolection 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 soft alternative called Mediterranean Swirl (#2999a2) for more calm effect. Try Sea Fantasy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8e2819 is the best complementary color to Pagoda 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 #1a7f8e complementary color is Old Brick, 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 Elm are #198e62 and #19448e. Thus found on the left and right of #1a7f8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Genoa and Chathams Blue colors as they work well with Pagoda Blue.
The split-complementary Pagoda Blue palette consists of #8e6319 and #8e1945 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e2819). Try Hawaiian Tan and Disco colors in combination with #1a7f8e, 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 #1a7f8e 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 Pagoda Blue. Thus Trendy Green and Violet Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pagoda Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Brick, Seance, and Vida Loca split by 90° on the color wheel. #1a7f8e 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. Pagoda Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#8e2819) and two others. The Violet Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Old Brick. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e197e and #198e29.
In a RGB color space, hex #1a7f8e is made of 9% red, 43% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Pagoda Blue has a hue angle of 187.76°, a saturation of 69.05% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1a7f8e is made of 45.49% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #1a7f8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(26,127,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 43%, 48% |
| CMYK | 45.49, 5.89, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(187.76,69.05%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.76,81.69%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.6997,-21.9393,-16.0251) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8979,17.3513,28.2605) |