Discovery Bay is pale, 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 | #d89787 |
| Complementary Color | #783626 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (191.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Discovery Bay Color. The Deep Sanction color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ramsons (#195456) for more energetic effect. Try Immersed as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#783626 is the best complementary color to Discovery Bay. 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 #276878 complementary color is Nutmeg, 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 Calypso are #26785f and #263f78. Thus found on the left and right of #276878 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eucalyptus and Astronaut colors as they work well with Discovery Bay.
The split-complementary Discovery Bay palette consists of #785f26 and #78263f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#783626). Try Dallas and Tawny Port colors in combination with #276878, 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 #276878 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 Discovery Bay. Thus Crete and Plum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Discovery Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nutmeg, Eminence, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #276878 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. Discovery Bay tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#783626) and two others. The Plum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Nutmeg. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #782667 and #267837.
In a RGB color space, hex #276878 is made of 15% red, 40% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Discovery Bay has a hue angle of 191.85°, a saturation of 50.94% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #276878 is made of 31.77% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.
| HEX | #276878 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(39,104,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 40%, 46% |
| CMYK | 31.77, 6.28, 0, 52.94 |
| HSL | hsl(191.85,50.94%,31.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(191.85,67.5%,47.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.7159,-15.0827,-15.028) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1772,11.688,19.5416) |