Outer Reef 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 | #d59d6a |
| Complementary Color | #955c29 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Outer Reef Color. The Grape Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Indigo Hamlet (#1f4788) for more energetic effect. Try Peninsula as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#955c29 is the best complementary color to Outer Reef. 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 #2a6295 complementary color is Paarl, 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 St Tropaz are #299592 and #292c95. Thus found on the left and right of #2a6295 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lochinvar and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Outer Reef.
The split-complementary Outer Reef palette consists of #959229 and #95292c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#955c29). Try Luxor Gold and Burnt Umber colors in combination with #2a6295, 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 #2a6295 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 Outer Reef. Thus Olive Drab and Royal Heath giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Outer Reef contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paarl, Seance, and Forest Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a6295 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. Outer Reef tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#955c29) and two others. The Royal Heath is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Paarl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #952961 and #29955c.
In a RGB color space, hex #2a6295 is made of 15% red, 34% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Outer Reef has a hue angle of 208.6°, a saturation of 56.02% and a lightness of 37.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a6295 is made of 41.96% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #2a6295 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(42,98,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 15%, 34%, 52% |
| CMYK | 41.96, 20, 0, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(208.6,56.02%,37.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.6,71.81%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.2421,-0.6407,-33.2699) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7473,11.3975,30.0673) |