Casting Sea is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #ba7938 |
| Complementary Color | #c68645 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Casting Sea Color. The Wide Sky 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 Picton Blue (#5ba0d0) for more energetic effect. Try Mega Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c68645 is the best complementary color to Casting Sea. Orange shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4586c7 complementary color is Tussock, 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 Boston Blue are #45c6c6 and #4545c6. Thus found on the left and right of #4586c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pelorous and Indigo colors as they work well with Casting Sea.
The split-complementary Casting Sea palette consists of #c6c645 and #c64545 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c68645). Try Turmeric and Mojo colors in combination with #4586c7, 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 #4586c7 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 Casting Sea. Thus Sushi and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Casting Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tussock, Fuchsia Pink, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #4586c7 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, orange 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. Casting Sea tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c68645) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Tussock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c64586 and #45c686.
In a RGB color space, hex #4586c7 is made of 17% red, 33% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Casting Sea has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 53.72% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4586c7 is made of 50.98% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #4586c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(69,134,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 33%, 50% |
| CMYK | 50.98, 25.49, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(210,53.72%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,65.33%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.4896,-0.1871,-39.8827) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2881,22.4389,57.242) |