Pacific 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 | #e35636 |
| Complementary Color | #c93c1b |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pacific Blue Color. The Will color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Safe Harbour (#1e8ea1) for more calm effect. Try Porpita Porpita as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c93c1b is the best complementary color to Pacific 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 #1ca9c9 complementary color is Thunderbird, 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 Java are #1bc992 and #1b52c9. Thus found on the left and right of #1ca9c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Meadow and Denim colors as they work well with Pacific Blue.
The split-complementary Pacific Blue palette consists of #c9921b and #c91b52 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c93c1b). Try Geebung and Maroon Flush colors in combination with #1ca9c9, 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 #1ca9c9 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 Pacific Blue. Thus Key Lime Pie and Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pacific Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thunderbird, Purple Heart, and Lima split by 90° on the color wheel. #1ca9c9 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. Pacific Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c93c1b) 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 #c91ba8 and #1bc93b.
In a RGB color space, hex #1ca9c9 is made of 7% red, 42% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Pacific Blue has a hue angle of 191.1°, a saturation of 75.55% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1ca9c9 is made of 67.84% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #1ca9c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(28,169,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 7%, 42%, 51% |
| CMYK | 67.84, 12.55, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(191.1,75.55%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.1,86.07%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.031,-23.7099,-26.2281) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2095,32.8399,60.2684) |