Pool Water is vibrant, 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 | #de7700 |
| Complementary Color | #ff9820 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pool Water Color. The Clouded Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Magic Fountain (#1f75ff) for more calm effect. Try Hailey Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ff9820 is the best complementary color to Pool Water. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2188ff complementary color is Tree Poppy, 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 Dodger Blue are #20f7ff and #2920ff. Thus found on the left and right of #2188ff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cyan / Aqua and Blue colors as they work well with Pool Water.
The split-complementary Pool Water palette consists of #f7ff20 and #ff2920 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ff9820). Try Broom and Red Orange colors in combination with #2188ff, 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 #2188ff 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 Pool Water. Thus Chartreuse and Wild Strawberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pool Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tree Poppy, Magenta / Fuchsia, and Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2188ff 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. Pool Water tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ff9820) and two others. The Wild Strawberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Green – 120° from the complementary Tree Poppy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff2087 and #20ff98.
In a RGB color space, hex #2188ff is made of 8% red, 32% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Pool Water has a hue angle of 212.16°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2188ff is made of 87.06% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #2188ff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(33,136,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 8%, 32%, 60% |
| CMYK | 87.06, 46.67, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(212.16,100%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.16,87.06%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.2229,15.0098,-66.8642) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4814,25.1517,98.0141) |