Sea of Tears is soft, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #e2b25f |
| Complementary Color | #a06f1d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.02° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea of Tears Color. The Rainbow Bright color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Shukra Blue (#2b64ad) for more calm effect. Try Barbados Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a06f1d is the best complementary color to Sea of Tears. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #1d4da0 complementary color is Reef Gold, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fun Blue are #1d8ea0 and #2e1da0. Thus found on the left and right of #1d4da0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eastern Blue and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Sea of Tears.
The split-complementary Sea of Tears palette consists of #8ea01d and #a02e1d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a06f1d). Try Citron and Cognac colors in combination with #1d4da0, 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 #1d4da0 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sea of Tears. Thus Vida Loca and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea of Tears contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Reef Gold, Violet Eggplant, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #1d4da0 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sea of Tears tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a06f1d) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Reef Gold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a01d4d and #1da070.
In a RGB color space, hex #1d4da0 is made of 11% red, 29% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Sea of Tears has a hue angle of 218.02°, a saturation of 69.31% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1d4da0 is made of 51.38% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #1d4da0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(29,77,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 11%, 29%, 60% |
| CMYK | 51.38, 32.55, 0, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(218.02,69.31%,37.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.02,81.88%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.2048,15.6879,-49.5527) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5057,8.107,34.3215) |