Deep Water Color

#266691

Deep Water 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 #d9996e
Complementary Color #915126
Color Shade: cool cyan (204.11° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.88% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Water Color Sample
Deep Water Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #266691

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Water Color. The Night Mode color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sweat Bee (#1d4e8f) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Bird Day as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#915126 is the best complementary color to Deep Water. 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 #266691 complementary color is Cumin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jelly Bean are #269186 and #263091. Thus found on the left and right of #266691 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lochinvar and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Deep Water.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Water palette consists of #918626 and #912630 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#915126). Try Wasabi and Burnt Umber colors in combination with #266691, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #266691 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 Deep Water. Thus Olive Drab and Royal Heath giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Water contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cumin, Seance, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #266691 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Water tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#915126) and two others. The Royal Heath is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Cumin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #912665 and #269151.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #266691 is made of 13% red, 36% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Water has a hue angle of 204.11°, a saturation of 58.47% and a lightness of 35.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #266691 is made of 41.96% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.

HEX #266691
RGB Decimal rgb(38,102,145)
RGB Percentage 13%, 36%, 51%
CMYK 41.96, 16.86, 0, 43.14
HSL hsl(204.11,58.47%,35.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204.11,73.79%,56.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.1511,-5.2041,-29.4508)
XYZ xyz(10.6615,11.9591,28.5345)
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