Deep Dive Color

#29495c

Deep Dive is pale, 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 #d6b6a3
Complementary Color #5c3c29
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.35° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 26.08% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Dive Color Sample
Deep Dive Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #29495c

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Dive Color. The Pelagic color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Carbide (#316382) for more energetic effect. Try Denim Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5c3c29 is the best complementary color to Deep Dive. 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 #29495c complementary color is Quincy, 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 San Juan are #295c55 and #292f5c. Thus found on the left and right of #29495c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plantation and Rhino colors as they work well with Deep Dive.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Dive palette consists of #5c5529 and #5c292f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c3c29). Try Costa Del Sol and Buccaneer colors in combination with #29495c, 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 #29495c 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 Dive. Thus Woodland and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Dive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quincy, Bossanova, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #29495c 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 Dive tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5c3c29) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Quincy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c2949 and #295c3c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #29495c is made of 20% red, 35% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Dive has a hue angle of 202.35°, a saturation of 38.35% and a lightness of 26.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #29495c is made of 20% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black ink.

HEX #29495c
RGB Decimal rgb(41,73,92)
RGB Percentage 20%, 35%, 45%
CMYK 20, 7.45, 0, 63.92
HSL hsl(202.35,38.35%,26.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.35,55.43%,36.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.4357,-5.6816,-14.8376)
XYZ xyz(5.2288,6.0092,11.0095)
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