Adamantine 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 | #b95206 |
| Complementary Color | #f99245 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Adamantine Blue Color. The Blue Mana color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sky Dancer (#4499ff) for more energetic effect. Try Nevermind Nirvana as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#f99245 is the best complementary color to Adamantine 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 #46adf9 complementary color is Tan Hide, 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 Dodger Blue are #45f9eb and #4553f9. Thus found on the left and right of #46adf9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine and Dodger Blue colors as they work well with Adamantine Blue.
The split-complementary Adamantine Blue palette consists of #f9eb45 and #f94553 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f99245). Try Golden Fizz and Sunset Orange colors in combination with #46adf9, 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 #46adf9 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 Adamantine Blue. Thus Green Yellow and Brilliant Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Adamantine Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tan Hide, Heliotrope, and Screamin' Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #46adf9 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. Adamantine Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#f99245) and two others. The Brilliant Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Screamin' Green – 120° from the complementary Tan Hide. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f945ac and #45f992.
In a RGB color space, hex #46adf9 is made of 14% red, 35% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Adamantine Blue has a hue angle of 205.47°, a saturation of 93.72% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #46adf9 is made of 70.2% cyan, 29.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black ink.
| HEX | #46adf9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(70,173,249) |
| RGB Percentage | 14%, 35%, 51% |
| CMYK | 70.2, 29.81, 0, 2.35 |
| HSL | hsl(205.47,93.72%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.47,71.89%,97.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.0418,-5.3467,-46.3052) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5682,38.0288,95.1409) |