Aegean Sea Color

#508fa2

Aegean Sea 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 #af705d
Complementary Color #a26250
Color Shade: mid cyan (193.9° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 47.45% (better contrasting with white)
Aegean Sea Color Sample
Aegean Sea Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #508fa2

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aegean Sea Color. The Fairstar 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 saturated alternative called English River (#3c768a) for more energetic effect. Try Summer Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a26250 is the best complementary color to Aegean Sea. 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 #508fa2 complementary color is Matrix, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wedgewood are #50a28b and #5066a2. Thus found on the left and right of #508fa2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Kashmir Blue colors as they work well with Aegean Sea.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aegean Sea palette consists of #a28b50 and #a25066 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a26250). Try Limed Oak and Cadillac colors in combination with #508fa2, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #508fa2 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 Aegean Sea. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aegean Sea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matrix, Affair, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #508fa2 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aegean Sea tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a26250) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Matrix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2508f and #50a262.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #508fa2 is made of 21% red, 37% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Aegean Sea has a hue angle of 193.9°, a saturation of 33.88% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #508fa2 is made of 32.16% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.

HEX #508fa2
RGB Decimal rgb(80,143,162)
RGB Percentage 21%, 37%, 42%
CMYK 32.16, 7.45, 0, 36.47
HSL hsl(193.9,33.88%,47.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(193.9,50.62%,63.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.0468,-14.8846,-16.3097)
XYZ xyz(19.6523,23.959,37.7712)
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