Lynx Screen Blue 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 | #d34e14 |
| Complementary Color | #eb662b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lynx Screen Blue Color. The Blue Raspberry color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Button Blue (#24a0ed) for more energetic effect. Try Rockman Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#eb662b is the best complementary color to Lynx Screen Blue. 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 #2cb1eb complementary color is Flamingo, 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 Picton Blue are #2bebc5 and #2b51eb. Thus found on the left and right of #2cb1eb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bright Turquoise and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Lynx Screen Blue.
The split-complementary Lynx Screen Blue palette consists of #ebc52b and #eb2b51 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eb662b). Try Golden Dream and Amaranth colors in combination with #2cb1eb, 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 #2cb1eb 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 Lynx Screen Blue. Thus Inch Worm and Brilliant Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lynx Screen Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flamingo, Electric Violet, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #2cb1eb 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. Lynx Screen Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#eb662b) and two others. The Brilliant Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Flamingo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eb2bb0 and #2beb66.
In a RGB color space, hex #2cb1eb is made of 10% red, 39% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Lynx Screen Blue has a hue angle of 198.22°, a saturation of 82.68% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2cb1eb is made of 74.91% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #2cb1eb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(44,177,235) |
| RGB Percentage | 10%, 39%, 52% |
| CMYK | 74.91, 22.75, 0, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(198.22,82.68%,54.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.22,81.28%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.0043,-15.1376,-38.7794) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7562,37.9779,84.254) |