Newport 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 | #e37536 |
| Complementary Color | #c95a1b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Newport Blue Color. The Bluejay color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bright Navy Blue (#1974d2) for more energetic effect. Try Mediterranean Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c95a1b is the best complementary color to Newport 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 #1c8ac9 complementary color is Orange Roughy, 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 Curious Blue are #1bc9b1 and #1b33c9. Thus found on the left and right of #1c8ac9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Java and Persian Blue colors as they work well with Newport Blue.
The split-complementary Newport Blue palette consists of #c9b11b and #c91b33 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c95a1b). Try Golden Grass and Cardinal colors in combination with #1c8ac9, 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 #1c8ac9 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 Newport Blue. Thus Lima and Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Newport Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Orange Roughy, Purple Heart, and Lima split by 90° on the color wheel. #1c8ac9 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. Newport Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c95a1b) and two others. The Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Orange Roughy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c91b89 and #1bc95b.
In a RGB color space, hex #1c8ac9 is made of 8% red, 38% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Newport Blue has a hue angle of 201.85°, a saturation of 75.55% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1c8ac9 is made of 67.84% cyan, 24.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #1c8ac9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(28,138,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 8%, 38%, 55% |
| CMYK | 67.84, 24.7, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(201.85,75.55%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.85,86.07%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.7005,-6.8042,-40.7566) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.11,22.6409,58.5686) |