Sea Sparkle is pale, 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 | #b96458 |
| Complementary Color | #a75246 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (187.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Sparkle Color. The Blue Moon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Magic Blue (#3e8baa) for more energetic effect. Try Sussie as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a75246 is the best complementary color to Sea Sparkle. 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 #469ba7 complementary color is Apple Blossom, 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 Hippie Blue are #46a782 and #466aa7. Thus found on the left and right of #469ba7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ocean Green and San Marino colors as they work well with Sea Sparkle.
The split-complementary Sea Sparkle palette consists of #a78246 and #a7466a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a75246). Try Driftwood and Cadillac colors in combination with #469ba7, 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 #469ba7 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 Sea Sparkle. Thus Sycamore and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Sparkle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Apple Blossom, Studio, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #469ba7 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. Sea Sparkle tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a75246) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Apple Blossom. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7469a and #46a752.
In a RGB color space, hex #469ba7 is made of 18% red, 40% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Sparkle has a hue angle of 187.42°, a saturation of 40.93% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #469ba7 is made of 38.04% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #469ba7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(70,155,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 40%, 43% |
| CMYK | 38.04, 4.71, 0, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(187.42,40.93%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(187.42,58.08%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.4661,-21.9513,-14.0218) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2222,27.5348,40.7554) |