Deep Ocean 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 | #d5b4a0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f3d29 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Ocean Color. The Imperial Primer color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Byron Place (#31667d) for more energetic effect. Try Tangaroa as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5f3d29 is the best complementary color to Deep Ocean. 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 #2a4b5f complementary color is Quincy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #295f58 and #29305f. Thus found on the left and right of #2a4b5f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casal and Rhino colors as they work well with Deep Ocean.
The split-complementary Deep Ocean palette consists of #5f5829 and #5f2930 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f3d29). Try Costa Del Sol and Buccaneer colors in combination with #2a4b5f, 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 #2a4b5f 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 Ocean. Thus Woodland and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Ocean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Quincy, Bossanova, and Woodland split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a4b5f square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Ocean tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5f3d29) 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 #5f294a and #295f3d.
In a RGB color space, hex #2a4b5f is made of 20% red, 35% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Ocean has a hue angle of 202.64°, a saturation of 38.69% and a lightness of 26.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a4b5f is made of 20.78% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.75% black ink.
| HEX | #2a4b5f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(42,75,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 35%, 45% |
| CMYK | 20.78, 7.84, 0, 62.75 |
| HSL | hsl(202.64,38.69%,26.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.64,55.79%,37.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.2804,-5.6628,-15.4533) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5365,6.3506,11.7605) |