Larimar 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 | #e28754 |
| Complementary Color | #ab4f1d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (201.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Larimar Blue Color. The Copenhagen Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Mediterranean (#1e7e9a) for more calm effect. Try Christmas Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ab4f1d is the best complementary color to Larimar 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 #1d78ab complementary color is Desert, 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 #1dab96 and #1d31ab. Thus found on the left and right of #1d78ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Meadow and Persian Blue colors as they work well with Larimar Blue.
The split-complementary Larimar Blue palette consists of #ab961d and #ab1d31 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ab4f1d). Try Lucky and Roof Terracotta colors in combination with #1d78ab, 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 #1d78ab 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 Larimar Blue. Thus Lima and Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Larimar Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Desert, Seance, and La Palma split by 90° on the color wheel. #1d78ab 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. Larimar Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ab4f1d) and two others. The Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Desert. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ab1d78 and #1dab4f.
In a RGB color space, hex #1d78ab is made of 9% red, 38% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Larimar Blue has a hue angle of 201.55°, a saturation of 71% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1d78ab is made of 55.69% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #1d78ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(29,120,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 38%, 53% |
| CMYK | 55.69, 20, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(201.55,71%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(201.55,83.04%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.7961,-7.3651,-34.3959) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5739,16.6344,40.9707) |