Eye Blue is soft, 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 | #e17f38 |
| Complementary Color | #c7651e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.21° 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 Eye Blue Color. The Celtic Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Homeworld (#2299dd) for more calm effect. Try Jazz Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c7651e is the best complementary color to Eye 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 #1e80c7 complementary color is Hot Cinnamon, 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 #1ec7b9 and #1e2bc7. Thus found on the left and right of #1e80c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Java and Persian Blue colors as they work well with Eye Blue.
The split-complementary Eye Blue palette consists of #c7b91e and #c71e2b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7651e). Try Key Lime Pie and Cardinal colors in combination with #1e80c7, 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 #1e80c7 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 Eye Blue. Thus Lima and Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Eye Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hot Cinnamon, Purple Heart, and Lima split by 90° on the color wheel. #1e80c7 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. Eye Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c7651e) and two others. The Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Hot Cinnamon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c71e7f and #1ec765.
In a RGB color space, hex #1e80c7 is made of 8% red, 36% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode Eye Blue has a hue angle of 205.21°, a saturation of 73.8% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1e80c7 is made of 66.28% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #1e80c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(30,128,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 8%, 36%, 56% |
| CMYK | 66.28, 27.84, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(205.21,73.8%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.21,84.92%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.6534,-1.5127,-44.4351) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5634,19.8379,56.8835) |