Boyzone Color

#2a96d5

Boyzone 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 #d5692a
Complementary Color #d56929
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.11° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Boyzone Color Sample
Boyzone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2a96d5

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Boyzone Color. The Vermeer 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 soft alternative called Sailfish (#2e9cbb) for more calm effect. Try Bright Cerulean as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d56929 is the best complementary color to Boyzone. 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 #2a96d5 complementary color is Piper, 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 Curious Blue are #29d5be and #2940d5. Thus found on the left and right of #2a96d5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise and Cerulean Blue colors as they work well with Boyzone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Boyzone palette consists of #d5be29 and #d52940 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d56929). Try Hokey Pokey and Brick Red colors in combination with #2a96d5, 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 #2a96d5 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 Boyzone. Thus Atlantis and Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Boyzone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Piper, Purple Heart, and Lima split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a96d5 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. Boyzone tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d56929) and two others. The Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shamrock – 120° from the complementary Piper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d52995 and #29d569.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2a96d5 is made of 10% red, 37% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Boyzone has a hue angle of 202.11°, a saturation of 67.06% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a96d5 is made of 67.06% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #2a96d5
RGB Decimal rgb(42,150,213)
RGB Percentage 10%, 37%, 53%
CMYK 67.06, 24.71, 0, 16.47
HSL hsl(202.11,67.06%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.11,80.28%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.0751,-8.1355,-40.6088)
XYZ xyz(23.8714,27.109,66.9252)
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