Waimea 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 | #b35d26 |
| Complementary Color | #d9834b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Waimea Blue Color. The Nancy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aztec Sky (#4db5d7) for more calm effect. Try Clear Weather as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d9834b is the best complementary color to Waimea 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 #4ca2d9 complementary color is Raw Sienna, 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 Havelock Blue are #4bd9c9 and #4b5bd9. Thus found on the left and right of #4ca2d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Waimea Blue.
The split-complementary Waimea Blue palette consists of #d9c94b and #d94b5b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9834b). Try Wattle and Cabaret colors in combination with #4ca2d9, 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 #4ca2d9 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 Waimea Blue. Thus Conifer and Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Waimea Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raw Sienna, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4ca2d9 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. Waimea Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d9834b) and two others. The Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shamrock – 120° from the complementary Raw Sienna. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d94ba1 and #4bd983.
In a RGB color space, hex #4ca2d9 is made of 17% red, 36% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Waimea Blue has a hue angle of 203.4°, a saturation of 64.98% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4ca2d9 is made of 55.3% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #4ca2d9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,162,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 36%, 48% |
| CMYK | 55.3, 21.57, 0, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(203.4,64.98%,57.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.4,64.98%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.6614,-8.9997,-35.5939) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4252,32.3869,70.3988) |