Eastern 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 | #e1654f |
| Complementary Color | #b0331e |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.04° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Eastern Blue Color. The Greenland Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Larkspur Blue (#20aeb1) for more calm effect. Try Porpita Porpita as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b0331e is the best complementary color to Eastern 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 #1e9ab0 complementary color is Roof Terracotta, 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 Eastern Blue are #1eb07d and #1e51b0. Thus found on the left and right of #1e9ab0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Meadow and Fun Blue colors as they work well with Eastern Blue.
The split-complementary Eastern Blue palette consists of #b07d1e and #b01e51 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0331e). Try Mandalay and Maroon Flush colors in combination with #1e9ab0, 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 #1e9ab0 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 Eastern Blue. Thus Citron and Violet Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Eastern Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Roof Terracotta, Seance, and Vida Loca split by 90° on the color wheel. #1e9ab0 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. Eastern Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b0331e) and two others. The Violet Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Roof Terracotta. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b01e99 and #1eb034.
In a RGB color space, hex #1e9ab0 is made of 8% red, 43% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Eastern Blue has a hue angle of 189.04°, a saturation of 70.87% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1e9ab0 is made of 57.26% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #1e9ab0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(30,154,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 8%, 43%, 49% |
| CMYK | 57.26, 8.63, 0, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(189.04,70.87%,40.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.04,82.95%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.5291,-24.2107,-20.6347) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9275,26.5218,45.1432) |