Lake Thun is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #b42 |
| Complementary Color | #dc6644 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lake Thun Color. The Viking color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Thalassophile (#44aadd) for more calm effect. Try Blue Astro as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dc6644 is the best complementary color to Lake Thun. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4bd complementary color is Red Damask, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #44dcb2 and #446edc. Thus found on the left and right of #4bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Lake Thun.
The split-complementary Lake Thun palette consists of #dcb244 and #dc446e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dc6644). Try Anzac and Cabaret colors in combination with #4bd, 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 #4bd offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lake Thun. Thus Conifer and Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lake Thun contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Red Damask, Medium Purple, and Atlantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #4bd square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lake Thun tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dc6644) and two others. The Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Red Damask. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dc44ba and #44dc66.
In a RGB color space, hex #44bbdd is made of 14% red, 39% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Lake Thun has a hue angle of 193.33°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #44bbdd is made of 60% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #44bbdd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,187,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 14%, 39%, 46% |
| CMYK | 60, 13.34, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(193.33,69.23%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.33,69.23%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.8641,-22.2649,-26.6766) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2054,41.99,74.7614) |